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Telecommunications tandem system for circuit-based traffic

  • US 6,795,440 B1
  • Filed: 03/19/1999
  • Issued: 09/21/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for operating a tandem communications system, the method comprising:

  • receiving incoming circuit-based traffic into an asynchronous interworking system;

    receiving signaling information associated with the incoming circuit-based traffic into a processor;

    processing the signaling information in the processor to select an identifier and a connection and generating control information identifying the selected identifier and the selected connection;

    transferring the control information from the processor to the asynchronous interworking system;

    in the asynchronous interworking system, converting the incoming circuit-based traffic into asynchronous traffic in response to the control information;

    routing the asynchronous traffic from the asynchronous interworking system through a matrix based on the selected identifier in response to the control information;

    in the asynchronous interworking system, converting the asynchronous traffic into outgoing circuit-based traffic after routing the asynchronous traffic through the matrix; and

    transmitting the outgoing circuit-based traffic from the asynchronous interworking system over the selected connection in response to the control information.

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