Communication switching system having a user facility system and a base switching system

• US 5,793,761 A
• Filed: 01/08/1997
• Issued: 08/11/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Fritsche, Norbert
• Primary Examiner(s): Safourek, Benedict V.
• Application Number:
  US08/780,533
• Time in Patent Office: 580 Days
• Field of Search: 370/250, 370/360, 370/377, 370/400, 370/401, 370/410, 370/419, 370/421, 370/522
• US Class Current: 370/377
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/54525 Features introduction

Abstract

Communication system (KS) having a user facility system (LMS) for the realization of user facilities and having a switching system (VS) for setting up and clearing down connections between connected subscriber terminal equipment (TE) and for reporting switching-oriented events as well as user facility activation and user facility deactivation requests to the user facility system (LMS). The user facility system (LMS) has a plurality of user facility modules (LMB) and a user facility executive sequencer (LMAS) communicating therewith. The user facility modules (LMB) can call user facility development modules made available by the user facility executive sequencer (LMAS). Messages from the user facility executive sequencer (LMAS) about switching-oriented events occurring in the switching system (VS), is a facility activation and user facility deactivation messages as well as data input by subscriber terminal equipment (TE) are respectively communicated to a specific user facility module (LMB). Signaling messages for the subscriber terminal equipment (TE) are communicated from the user facility modules (LMB) to the switching system (VS). Dependent on an activation request, the user facility executive sequencer (LMAS) communicates an activation message to the specific user facility module (LMB) allocated to the activation request. Each user facility module (LMB) has a plurality of sub-controllers (R1, R2, R3) respectively controlling a message-dependent sub-execution, at least one coordination controller (RSC) forwarding messages coming from the user facility executive sequencer (LMAS) to the allocated sub-controllers (R1, R2, R3), and a call controller (ARS) for the calling of a coordination controller (RSC) dependent on an activation message.

Claims

1. A communication system having a user facility system for realization of user facilities and having a switching system for setting up and clearing down connections between connected subscriber terminal equipment and for reporting switching-oriented events as well as user facility activation and user facility deactivation requests to the user facility system, comprising:

the user facility system having a plurality of user facility modules, having user facility development modules, and having a user facility executive sequencer communicating with the modules, whereby the user facility modules can call user facility development modules made available by the user facility executive sequencer, whereby messages from the user facility executive sequencer about switching-oriented events occurring in the switching system, facility activation and user facility deactivation messages as well as data input by subscriber terminal equipment are respectively communicated to a specific user facility module, signaling messages for the subscriber terminal equipment being communicated from the user facility modules to the switching system;

the user facility executive sequencer receiving a user facility activation request and in response thereto communicating a user facility activation message to a specific user facility module allocated to said activation request; and

each user facility module having a plurality of sub-controllers respectively controlling a message-dependent sub-execution, having at least one coordination controller that receives messages from the user facility executive sequencer and forwards said messages to the sub-controllers respectively allocated to said messages, and having a call controller for calling said at least one coordination controller dependent on an incoming user facility activation message.

2. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the communication system further comprises means for acquiring respectively required sub-controllers by the coordination controller.

3. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the user facility system is structured such that, dependent on an arriving user facility activation message, a coordination controller is called by the call controller.

4. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the user facility executive sequencer is informed by the user facility modules about the presence of said user facility modules upon indication of an address information.

5. The communication system according to claim 4, wherein the user facility system is structured such that the information about the presence of a user facility module is respectively communicated from the call controller thereof to the user facility executive sequencer.

6. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the user facility system is structured such that the coordination controller, after being called by the call controller upon indication of an address information, communicates a message about the accomplished call to the user facility executive sequencer.

7. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of dependent sub-user facilities is allocated to a user facility and wherein the user facility system is structured such that the coordination controller, after a call by the call controller, communicates callability of said sub-user facilities to the user facility executive sequencer upon specification of an address of said coordination controller.

8. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the user facility system is structured such that the user facility executive sequencer, dependent on a user facility deactivation request, communicates a user facility deactivation message to the specific user facility modules allocated to the deactivation request;

and wherein at least one user facility module has a deactivation selection controller that, dependent on an incoming user facility deactivation message, determines the coordination controller that is affected by this user facility deactivation message and that is to be addressed.

9. The communication system according to claim 8, wherein the user facility system is structured such that the deactivation selection controller, upon arrival of a deactivation message, interrogates parameters required for specifying the coordination controller to be deactivated and, dependent on said parameters, determines the address of the coordination controller to be selected.

10. The communication system according to claim 9, wherein the user facility system is structured such that the deactivation selection controller interrogates said parameters from components initiating a deactivation call.

11. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the user facility executive sequencer, in addition to having the user facility development modules, has a message distributor in order to communicate messages incoming from the switching system about the switching-oriented events occurring in the switching system as well as user facility activation and user facility deactivation messages to the user facility modules.

12. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the user facility executive sequencer has a user facility correlation controller for checking allowability of user facility activation and user facility calls upon activation and call.

13. The communication system according to claim 12, wherein at every incoming event message, the user facility correlation controller determines a user facility module to which said event message is to be delivered.

14. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the user facility executive sequencer has a central data base with event tables for activated as well as called user facility modules, user facility activation data and user facility module addresses and coordination controller addresses to be addressed by the user facility executive sequencer.

15. A communication system having a user facility system for realization of user facilities and having a switching system for setting up and clearing down connections between connected subscriber terminal equipment and for reporting switching-oriented events as well as user facility activation and user facility deactivation requests to the user facility system, comprising:

the user facility system having a plurality of user facility modules, having user facility development modules, and having a user facility executive sequencer communicating with the modules, whereby the user facility modules can call user facility development modules made available by the user facility executive sequencer, whereby messages from the user facility executive sequencer about switching-oriented events occurring in the switching system, facility activation and user facility deactivation messages as well as data input by subscriber terminal equipment are respectively communicated to a specific user facility module, signaling messages for the subscriber terminal equipment being communicated from the user facility modules to the switching system;

the user facility executive sequencer receiving a user facility activation request and in response thereto communicating a user facility activation message to a specific user facility module allocated to said activation request;

each user facility module having a plurality of sub-controllers respectively controlling a message-dependent sub-execution, having at least one coordination controller that receives messages from the user facility executive sequencer and forwards said messages to the sub-controllers respectively allocated to said messages, and having a call controller for calling said at least one coordination controller dependent on an incoming user facility activation message;

the user facility system being structured such that the user facility executive sequencer, dependent on a user facility deactivation request, communicates a user facility deactivation message to user facility modules allocated to the deactivation request; and

at least one user facility module having a deactivation selection controller that, dependent on an incoming user facility deactivation message, determines the coordination controller that is affected by this user facility deactivation message and that is to be addressed.

16. The communication system according to claim 15, wherein the user facility system is structured such that the deactivation selection controller, upon arrival of a deactivation message, interrogates parameters required for specifying the coordination controller to be deactivated and, dependent on said parameters, determines the address of the coordination controller to be selected.

17. The communication system according to claim 16, wherein the user facility system is structured such that the deactivation selection controller interrogates said parameters from components initiating a deactivation call.

18. A communication system having a user facility system for realization of user facilities and having a switching system for setting up and clearing down connections between connected subscriber terminal equipment and for reporting switching-oriented events as well as user facility activation and user facility deactivation requests to the user facility system, comprising:

the user facility system having a plurality of user facility modules, having user facility development modules, and having a user facility executive sequencer communicating with the modules, whereby the user facility modules can call user facility development modules made available by the user facility executive sequencer, whereby messages from the user facility executive sequencer about switching-oriented events occurring in the switching system, facility activation and user facility deactivation messages as well as data input by subscriber terminal equipment are respectively communicated to a specific user facility module, signaling messages for the subscriber terminal equipment being communicated from the user facility modules to the switching system;

the user facility executive sequencer receiving a user facility activation request and in response thereto communicating a user facility activation message to a specific user facility module allocated to said activation request;

each user facility module having a plurality of sub-controllers respectively controlling a message-dependent sub-execution, having at least one coordination controller that receives messages from the user facility executive sequencer and forwards said messages to the sub-controllers respectively allocated to said messages, and having a call controller for calling said at least one coordination controller dependent on an incoming user facility activation message;

the user facility executive sequencer also having a message distributor in order to communicate messages incoming from the switching system about the switching-oriented events occurring in the switching system as well as user facility activation and user facility deactivation messages to the user facility modules; and

the user facility executive sequencer having a user facility correlation controller for checking allowability of user facility activation and user facility calls upon activation and call.

19. The communication system according to claim 18, wherein at every incoming event message, the user facility correlation controller determines a user facility module to which said event message is to be delivered.

20. The communication system according to claim 18, wherein the user facility executive sequencer has a central data base with event tables for activated as well as called user facility modules, user facility activation data and user facility module addresses and coordination controller addresses to be addressed by the user facility executive sequencer.