AIN narrowband to video signalling
First Claim
1. An advanced intelligent network providing narrowband and broadband signalling interconnections and service integration, said network comprising:
- a narrowband network for voiceband communications having at least one signal switching point (SSP) and a plurality of telephone subscriber stations connected to the at least one SSP;
a broadband network, at least one telephone subscriber having a broadband customer premises equipment connected to said broadband network;
at least one broadband source providing broadband information to said broadband network, said broadband customer premises equipment receiving at least a portion of said broadband information provided by said at least one broadband source; and
a services control point, connected to said narrowband network and said broadband network and operative to perform network service logic programs for said narrowband and broadband networks; and
an interface point, connected between said services control point and said broadband network, for providing signalling communications between said services control point and said broadband customer premises equipment for coordinating and integrating narrowband and broadband operations.
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Abstract
An advanced intelligent network (AIN) comprises a services control point providing fully integrated service logic for both narrowband and broadband communications. In the network, a narrowband switch queries the services control point in response to a telephone call and the services control point interacts with a subscriber via the subscriber'"'"'s broadband set-top terminal device through an exchange of one or more signaling messages prior to instructing the narrowband switch as to how to complete the call. For example, the signalling messages may include a query from the services control point for data indicating whether the subscriber'"'"'s broadband set-top terminal device is in use or is turned off. The signaling messages from the services control point may carry information for display. If provided, response messages may carry user input information.
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45 Claims
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1. An advanced intelligent network providing narrowband and broadband signalling interconnections and service integration, said network comprising:
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a narrowband network for voiceband communications having at least one signal switching point (SSP) and a plurality of telephone subscriber stations connected to the at least one SSP; a broadband network, at least one telephone subscriber having a broadband customer premises equipment connected to said broadband network; at least one broadband source providing broadband information to said broadband network, said broadband customer premises equipment receiving at least a portion of said broadband information provided by said at least one broadband source; and a services control point, connected to said narrowband network and said broadband network and operative to perform network service logic programs for said narrowband and broadband networks; and an interface point, connected between said services control point and said broadband network, for providing signalling communications between said services control point and said broadband customer premises equipment for coordinating and integrating narrowband and broadband operations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of providing integrated narrowband and broadband communications for a customer in an advanced intelligent network, said customer have narrowband and broadband customer premises equipment, the method comprising the steps of:
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sending a query to an integrated services control point, integrated with a narrowband network and a broadband network and operative to perform network service logic programs for said narrowband and broadband communications, in response to a triggering event; providing signalling communications between said integrated services control point and broadband customer premises equipment; responding to the query from the services control point by sending information to the integrated service control point, said information indicating the operating status of said broadband customer premises equipment or the status of broadband communications with said broadband customer premises equipment. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. In an integrated narrowband and broadband communications network, wherein a customer has narrowband and broadband customer premises equipment, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a narrowband call for the customer narrowband equipment at a narrowband switching office; in response to the narrowband call, sending a query to a services control point, storing network service logic programs for controlling at least some call processing through the communications network; transmitting a signalling message containing at least some information regarding the narrowband call from the services control point to the broadband customer premises equipment; transmitting a call control signaling message based on a selected one of the network service logic programs from the service control point to the narrowband switching office; and processing of the narrowband call through the narrowband switching office in response to the call control signaling message. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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Specification