Intelligent call platform for an intelligent distributed network architecture

• US 6,560,646 B2
• Filed: 09/06/2001
• Issued: 05/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Barnhouse, Robert, Cardy, Doug, Porter, Kelvin, Rambo, Ken, Waller, Carol, Wong, Wendy, Yao, George
• Primary Examiner(s): Meky, Moustafa M.
• Application Number:
  US09/948,031
• Publication Number:
  US 20020059411A1
• Time in Patent Office: 607 Days
• Field of Search: 709/200, 709/201, 709/203, 709/206, 709/207, 709/212, 709/213, 709/217, 709/218, 709/219, 709/223, 709/224, 709/225, 709/226, 709/221
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42136 Administration or customisation of services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4228 in networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0037 involving call modelling techniques, e.g. modifications to the basic call state model [BCSM]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/90 Internet, e.g. Internet phone, webphone, internet-based telephony

Abstract

The present invention provides an intelligent call processor, an intelligent switching node and an intelligent communications network for use in a communications system. The intelligent call processor comprises a logical platform having a plurality of functions wherein at least one of the functions is service processing function, at least one of the functions is call processing, and at least one of the functions is facility processing, and a processor for executing the plurality of functions. The intelligent switching node comprises an intelligent call processor and, a resource complex communicably linked to the intelligent call processor and logically separated from the intelligent call processor. The intelligent communications network comprises a plurality of intelligent distributed network nodes, a network management system for monitoring and controlling a wide area network and the plurality of intelligent switching nodes, and the wide area network interconnecting the plurality of intelligent distributed network nodes and the network management system.

Claims

1. A method of providing services in a communications system, the communications system comprising at least one service processor to direct at least one resource complex to provide services in the communication system, the method facilitating the testing of service function and comprising the steps of:

implementing a live service logic execution environment within said service processor;

implementing a test service logic execution environment capable of executing coded instructions in substantially the same manner as the live processing logic execution environment;

testing at least one service-related functional object within the test service logic execution environment; and

providing the tested service-related functional object to be executed within the live service logic execution environment.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said test service logic execution is not coupled to the resource complex.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said test service logic execution environment comprises interfaces which emulate the run time environment of the live service logic execution environment.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said test service logic execution environment comprises interfaces which emulate the interfaces to the resource complex as would be manifest in the live service logic execution environment.