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Method system and apparatus for telecommunications control

  • US 6,192,052 B1
  • Filed: 05/20/1998
  • Issued: 02/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A communications system for extending a communications path for a call, wherein the system comprises:

  • a processor that is operational to receive signaling related to the call, to process the signaling to select a first characteristic for the communications path, to generate a first message that incorporates the first characteristic, and to transmit the first message from the processor;

    an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switch that is operational to receive the communications path, to receive the first message, and to extend the communications path in response to the first message;

    an ATM multiplexer that is operational to receive the communications path and to extend the communications path to the ATM switch;

    an ATM connection for the the communications path between the ATM multiplexer and the ATM switch; and

    a link between the processor and the ATM switch operational to transfer the first message.

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