Multiservice network
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1. A multiservice network comprising:
- a) a wide-area IP network;
b) a public switched telephone network;
c) a data center, connected to the public switched telephone network, and the wide-area IP network, that manages and provides services to the multiservice network; and
d) a configuration manager for Internet telephony for managing the multiservice network including a data model having;
i) a hierarchy of tables for each class of device of the multiservice network; and
ii) attributes associated with each device collected from levels in the hierarchy and representing data for the multiservice network.
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Abstract
A multiservice network for delivering enhanced communication services to customer devices attached to either the PSTN, such as telephones and fax machines, or devices attached to the Internet or private data networks, such as PCs or other IP devices, is presented. Enhanced services include IP-based faxing, IP-based telephony, IP-based conferencing, Internet call waiting, messaging services, such as unified messaging, and other advanced services such as find-me-follow-me, and desktop telephony. The multiservice network may be managed by a configuration manager for Internet telephony (COMIT).
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47 Claims
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1. A multiservice network comprising:
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a) a wide-area IP network; b) a public switched telephone network; c) a data center, connected to the public switched telephone network, and the wide-area IP network, that manages and provides services to the multiservice network; and d) a configuration manager for Internet telephony for managing the multiservice network including a data model having; i) a hierarchy of tables for each class of device of the multiservice network; and ii) attributes associated with each device collected from levels in the hierarchy and representing data for the multiservice network. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A multiservice network comprising:
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a) a wide-area IP network; b) a public switched telephone network; c) a point-of-presence including; i) a gateway to interface with the public switched telephone network; ii) an IP router to interface with the wide-area IP network; and iii) a local area network that interconnects the gateway and router; d) a data center, connected to the public switched telephone network, and the wide-area IP network, that manages and provides services to the multiservice network, said data center including at least one application server, e) a signaling system to process information elements between the public switched telephone network and at least one of an application server, a gateway, and an IP client, the signaling system including; i) a first system to associate a direct inward dialing number with a type of service; ii) a second system to identify the type of service by a code; iii) a third system having at least one of a gatekeeper and a call agent to determine a destination IP address associated with the code; and iv) a fourth system to transfer the information element via the wide-area IP network to at least one of the gateway, the application server, and the IP client; and f) a configuration manager for Internet telephony for managing the multiservice network including; i) means for configuring the multiservice network; ii) means for monitoring and testing the multiservice network; and iii) means for providing assignments of numbers of the public switched telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A multiservice network, comprising:
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a) a wide-area IP network; b) a public switched telephone network; c) a point-of-presence including; i) a gateway to interface with the public switched telephone network; ii) an IP router to interface with the wide-area IP network; and iii) a local area network that interconnects the gateway and router; d) a data center, connected to the public switched telephone network, and the wide-area IP network, that manages and provides services to the multiservice network, said data center including at least one application server; e) a signaling system to process information elements between the public switched telephone network and at least one of an application server, a gateway, and an IP client, the signaling system including; i) a first system to associate a direct inward dialing number with a type of service; ii) a second system to identify the type of service by a code; iii) a third system having at least one of a gatekeeper and a call agent to determine a destination IP address associated with the code; and iv) a fourth system to transfer the information element via the wide-area IP network to at least one of the gateway, the application server, and the IP client; f) a configuration manager for Internet telephony for managing the multiservice network; and g) a signaling gateway which exchanges signaling information with an SS7 system, said SS7 system being connected to the wide-area IP network via the signaling gateway. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method for providing communication services over a multiservice network comprising:
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a) connecting a wide-area IP network to a public switched telephone network by using at least one point-of-presence having; i) a gateway to interface with the public switched telephone network; ii) an IP router to interface with the wide-area IP network; and iii) a local area network that interconnects the gateway and router; b) connecting a data center to the public switched telephone network, and the wide-area IP network, said data center including an application server; c) providing services to the multiservice network by using the data center; d) providing a signaling system, including; i) capturing an information element from the public switched telephone network; ii) associating a direct inward dialing number with a type of service; iii) identifying the type of service with a code; iv) determining a destination IP address based on the code using at least one of a gatekeeper and call agent; v) passing the information element across the wide-area IP network to at least one of the gateway, the application server, and an IP client; and vi) signaling for at least one of a telephone call and a fax call originating from the application server and terminating at at least one of the gateway and IP client; and e) managing the multiservice network with a configuration manager for Internet telephony. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A computer-readable medium containing a data model for configuring items in a multiservice network comprising:
one or more entities corresponding to tables used to represent classes of items included in said multiservice network, first aspects of the tables corresponding to specific instances of the classes and second aspects of the tables corresponding to at least one of relationships between entities, and values corresponding to attributes associated with specific items included in said multiservice network, said second aspects serving as pointers to entities related to the first aspects when said second aspects correspond to relationships between entities. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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