Methods and systems for providing wide-band voice service via a telephone switch system
First Claim
1. A method for providing wide-band voice service via a telecommunication switch, the method comprising the steps of:
- initiating a call from a wide-band telecommunications device to another telecommunication device through a gateway associated with at least one telecommunication network;
reserving up to four digital signals for the call, in response to a request from a gateway to a telecommunications switch associated with the at least one telecommunication network;
analyzing an identification number associated with the another telecommunications device utilizing the telecommunications switch to determine if the another telecommunications device comprises a wide-band telecommunications device or a narrow-band telecommunications device, thereby permitting a completion of the call from the wide-band telecommunications device to the another telecommunications device utilizing the up to four digital signals and the telecommunications switch over the at least one telecommunications network; and
sending a busy signal to the wide-band telecommunications device if at least one timeslot is not available to permit a transfer of the call to the another telecommunications device when reserving the up to four digital signals for the call.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing wide-band voice service via a telecommunications switch are described herein. A call can be initiated from a wide-band telecommunications device (e.g., an IP telephone) to another telecommunications device through a gateway (e.g., an IP gateway) associated with one or more telecommunications networks, such as, for example, a WAN, LAN and/or PSTN. One or more digital signals (e.g., 4 or fewer DS0s) can then be reserved for the call, if a telecommunications switch (e.g., a class 5 circuit switch, 5ESS®, etc.) associated with one or more of the telecommunications networks determines that at least one timeslot is available to permit a transfer of the call to the other telecommunications device. Thereafter, a wide-band signal converted from the digital signal carrying the call from the gateway to the other telecommunications device can be passed over a telecommunications interface, such as a GR-303 connection, as determined by the telecommunications switch to the other telecommunications device.
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1. A method for providing wide-band voice service via a telecommunication switch, the method comprising the steps of:
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initiating a call from a wide-band telecommunications device to another telecommunication device through a gateway associated with at least one telecommunication network; reserving up to four digital signals for the call, in response to a request from a gateway to a telecommunications switch associated with the at least one telecommunication network; analyzing an identification number associated with the another telecommunications device utilizing the telecommunications switch to determine if the another telecommunications device comprises a wide-band telecommunications device or a narrow-band telecommunications device, thereby permitting a completion of the call from the wide-band telecommunications device to the another telecommunications device utilizing the up to four digital signals and the telecommunications switch over the at least one telecommunications network; and sending a busy signal to the wide-band telecommunications device if at least one timeslot is not available to permit a transfer of the call to the another telecommunications device when reserving the up to four digital signals for the call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing wide-band, voice service via a telecommunication switch, the method comprising the steps of:
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initiating a call from an IP telephone to another telecommunications device through a IP gateway associated with at least one telecommunications network; reserving up to four digital signals for the call if a telecommunications switch associated with the at least one telecommunications network determines that at least one timeslot is available to permit a transfer of the call to the another telecommunications device; utilizing a lead digital signal to establish a connection between the IP telephone and the another telecommunications device, if the another telecommunications device comprises a non-wide-band telecommunications device; converting the up to four digital signals carrying the call to a wide-band signal at the IP gateway; thereafter passing the wide-band signal converted from the IP gateway to the another telecommunications device over a telecommunications interface as determined by the telecommunications switch to thereby complete the call from the IP telephone to the another telecommunications device; and sending a busy signal to the IP telephone if the at least one timeslot is not available when reserving the up to four digital signals for the call.
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11. A system for providing wide-band voice service via a telecommunication switch, the system comprising:
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an IP telephone from which a call is initiated to another telecommunications device through an IP gateway associated with at least one telecommunications network; an IP gateway associated with the at least one telecommunications network, wherein up to four digital signals are reserved for the call, in response to a request from a gateway to a telecommunications switch associated with the at least one telecommunication network; and a telecommunications switch associated with the at least one telecommunications network, wherein the telecommunications switch analyzes an identification number associated with the another telecommunications device to determine if the another telecommunications device comprises a wide-band telecommunication device or a narrow-band telecommunications device, thereby permitting a completion of the call from the wide-band telecommunications device to the another telecommunications utilizing the up to four digital signals and the telecommunications switch over the at least one telecommunications network; wherein a busy signal is sent to the IP telephoner if at least one timeslot is not available to permit a transfer of the call to the another telecommunications device when reserving the up to four digital signals for the call. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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