Technique for configuring network interface circuit in integrated services digital network keyphone system

• US 6,426,963 B1
• Filed: 03/02/1998
• Issued: 07/30/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jong-Il
• Primary Examiner(s): Vincent, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): Phunkulh, Bob A.
• Application Number:
  US09/033,531
• Publication Number:
  US 20020085577A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,611 Days
• Field of Search: 370/465, 370/466, 370/467, 370/522, 370/524, 370/525, 370/526, 370/420, 709/230, 709/231, 709/232, 709/238, 709/244, 379/93.14, 379/93.15, 379/93.01, 379/229, 379/231, 379/236, 379/237
• US Class Current: 370/524
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0457 Connection protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0471 Terminal access circuits

Abstract

A technique for configuring a network interface circuit, capable of being commonly used in all countries or networks which have different ISDN protocols, with only one BRI trunk includes the steps of: first storing beforehand in a read only memory (ROM) of the network interface circuit all function programs for supporting an integrated services digital network protocol for each country and network which will be used by the keyphone system, selecting a function program from among the function programs stored in the ROM corresponding the country and kind of network to be operated upon initialization, and setting the selected program, as the function program to be executed.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a network interface circuit in an integrated services digital network keyphone system, comprising the steps of:

storing, in a read only memory (ROM) of the network interface circuit, all functions programs supporting an integrated services digital network protocol for each country and each network which will be used by the keyphone system;

selecting a function program corresponding to a country and a kind of network to be operated upon initialization from among the function programs stored in the ROM; and

setting the selected function program as an execution functional program;

wherein said initialization is executed when said keyphone system is power on reset and said network interface circuit is reset;

wherein said method is carried out by software including at least one of the following modules;

an application entity, a call control entity, a network signaling entity, a data link entity, and a physical entity;

said method further comprising the step of receiving a country code and a network code to be currently operated from a main device of said keyphone system through the application entity by the layer management entity upon initialization; and

wherein said selecting step is carried out by the call control entity, the network signaling entity, the data link entity and the physical entity, and wherein the selecting step comprises;

requesting said call control entity, said network signaling entity, said data link entity and said physical entity to perform a configuration for said country code and said network code sequentially by said layer management entity;

selecting a function program for said country code and said network code according to a configuration need from said layer management entity by said call control entity, said network signaling entity, said data link entity and said physical entity, from among the function programs stored in said ROM and setting the selected program as the execution functional program; and

informing of configuration completion by said layer management entity through said application entity to said main device after completing the configuration of said call control entity, said network signaling entity, said data link entity, and said physical entity.

2. The method as defined in claim 1, said integrated services digital network protocol being performed according to said execution function program upon normal operation of said system.

3. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

upon said country code and said network code not being supported by the function program stored in said ROM, transmitting all of the country codes and all of the network codes corresponding to the function programs stored in said ROM to said main device by said layer management entity; and

displaying all of the country codes and all of the network codes received from said layer management entity by said main device, and transmitting a country code and network code, set again by an operator, to said layer management entity.

4. A method for configuring a network interface circuit in an integrated services digital network keyphone system, comprising the steps of:

storing, in a read only memory (ROM) of the network interface circuit, all function programs supporting an integrated services digital network protocol for each country and each network which will be used by the keyphone system;

receiving a country code and a network code to be currently operated from a main device of said keyphone system upon initialization; and

selecting a function program corresponding to said country code and said network code from among the function programs stored in said ROM and setting the selected program as an execution function program;

wherein said initialization is executed when said keyphone system is power on reset and said network interface circuit is reset;

wherein said method is carried out by software including at least one of the following modules;

an application entity, a call control entity, a network signaling entity, a data link entity, and a physical entity;

wherein the receiving step is carried out through the application entity by the layer management entity upon initialization; and

wherein said selecting step is carried out by the call control entity, the network signaling entity, the data link entity and the physical entity, and wherein the selecting step comprises;

requesting said call control entity, said network signaling entity, said data link entity and said physical entity to perform a configuration for said country code and said network code sequentially by said layer management entity;

selecting a function program for said country code and said network code according to a configuration need from said layer management entity by said call control entity, said network signaling entity, said data link entity and said physical entity, from among the function programs stored in said ROM and setting the selected program as the execution function program; and

informing of configuration completion by said layer management entity through said application entity to said main device after completing the configuration of said call control entity, said network signaling entity, said data link entity, and said physical entity.

5. The method as defined in claim 4, said country code and said network code being set in correspondence with the countries and kinds of networks to be currently operated by an operator of said keyphone system.

6. The method as defined in claim 5, further comprising:

executing said integrated services digital network protocol in accordance with said execution function program upon normal operation of said system after completion of configuration.

7. The method as defined in claim 6, wherein all of the country codes and all of the network codes corresponding to the function programs stored in said ROM are transmitted to said main device and are again set, upon said country code and said network code not being supported by the function program stored in said ROM.

8. The method as defined in claim 4, further comprising:

upon said country code and said network code not being supported by the function program stored in said ROM, transmitting all of the country codes and all of the network codes corresponding to the function programs stored in said ROM to said main device by said layer management entity; and

displaying all of the country codes and all of the network codes received from said layer management entity by said main device, and transmitting a country code and network code, set again by an operator, to said layer management entity.

9. A method for configuring a network interface circuit in an integrated services digital network keyphone system, comprising the steps of:

(a) storing, in a read only memory (ROM) of the network interface circuit, all function programs supporting an integrated services digital network protocol for each country and each network which will be used by said keyphone system, and receiving a country code and a network code to be currently operated from a main device of said keyphone system through an application entity by a layer management entity upon initialization; and

(b) selecting a function program corresponding to said country code and said network code from among the function programs stored in said ROM by a call control entity, a network signaling entity, a data link entity and a physical entity, and setting the selected program as an execution function program;

wherein step (b) comprises;

(c) requesting said call control entity, said network signaling entity, said data link entity and said physical entity to perform a configuration for said country code and said network code sequentially by said layer management entity;

(d) selecting a function program for said country code and said network code according to a configuration need from said layer management entity by said call control entity, said network signaling entity, said data link entity and said physical entity, from among the function programs stored in said ROM and setting the selected program as the execution function program; and

(e) informing of configuration completion by said layer management entity through said application entity to said main device after completing the configuration of said call control entity, said network signaling entity, said data link entity, and said physical entity.

10. The method as defined in claim 9, said step (d) being executed by forming a start address list of said execution function programs as an execution table.

11. The method as defined in claim 10, said initialization being executed when said keyphone system is power on reset and said network interface circuit is reset.

12. The method as defined in claim 11, said country code and said network code being set in correspondence with countries and kind of networks to be currently operated by an operator of said keyphone system.

13. The method as defined in claim 12, further comprising:

executing said integrated services digital network protocol in accordance with said execution function program upon normal operation of the system after the completion of configuration.

14. The method as defined in claim 13, further comprising:

upon said country code and said network code not being supported by the function program stored in said ROM, transmitting all of the country codes and all of the network codes corresponding to the function programs stored in said ROM to said main device by said layer management entity; and

displaying all of the country codes and all of the network codes received from said layer management entity by said main device, and transmitting a country code and network code, set again by said operator, to said layer management entity.

15. The method as defined in claim 11, further comprising:

upon said country code and said network code not being supported by the function program stored in said ROM, transmitting all of the country codes and network codes corresponding to the function programs stored in said ROM to said main device by said layer management entity; and

displaying all of the country codes and network codes received from said layer management entity by said main device, and transmitting a country code and network code, set again by an operator, to said layer management entity.

16. The method as defined in claim 9, said initialization being executed when said keyphone system is power on reset and said network interface circuit is reset.

17. The method as defined in claim 16, further comprising:

upon said country code and said network code not being supported by the function program stored in said ROM, transmitting all of the country codes and network codes corresponding to the function programs stored in said ROM to said main device by said layer management entity; and

displaying all of the country codes and network codes received from said layer management entity by said main device, and transmitting a country code and network code, set again by an operator, to said layer management entity.

18. The method as defined in claim 9, said initialization being executed when said keyphone system is power on reset and said network interface circuit is reset.

19. The method as defined in claim 18, further comprising:

upon said country code and said network code not being supported by the function program stored in said ROM, transmitting all of the country codes and network codes corresponding to the function programs stored in said ROM to said main device by said layer management entity; and

displaying all of the country codes and network codes received from said layer management entity by said main device, and transmitting a country code and network code, set again by an operator, to said layer management entity.

20. The method as defined in claim 9, further comprising:

upon said country code and said network code not being supported by the function program stored in said ROM, transmitting all of the country codes and network codes corresponding to the function programs stored in said ROM to said main device by said layer management entity; and

displaying all of the country codes and network codes received from said layer management entity by said main device, and transmitting a country code and network code, set again by an operator, to said layer management entity.