Intelligent network and method for providing voice telephony over ATM
First Claim
1. An intelligent network for use with an ATM network to set up an ATM switched virtual circuit to provide VToA services, the intelligent network comprising:
- a multi-service control point operable to receive an input extracted from an input ATM setup message that includes a called party phone number value and a VToA designator, and generate an output in response for use in generating an output ATM setup message;
an ATM signaling intercept processor operable to intercept the input ATM setup message from an ingress ATM edge switch of the ATM network, extract the input from the input ATM setup message, communicate the input to the multi-service control point, receive the output generated by the multi-service control point, generate the output ATM setup message using the output, and communicate the output ATM setup message to the ingress ATM edge switch of the ATM network; and
a service administration operable to provision the multi-service control point and the ATM signaling intercept processor.
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Abstract
An illustrative intelligent network and method for providing voice telephony over ATM are provided that can provide significant advantages. The intelligent network includes a multi-service control point, an ATM signaling intercept processor, and a service administration. The multi-service control point receive an input extracted from an input ATM setup message that includes a called party phone number value and a VToA designator, and generates an output in response for use in generating an output ATM setup message. The ATM signaling intercept processor intercepts the input ATM setup message from an ingress ATM edge switch of the ATM network, extracts the input from the input ATM setup message, communicates the input to the multi-service control point, receives the output generated by the multi-service control point, generates the output ATM setup message using the output, and communicates the output ATM setup message to the ingress ATM edge switch of the ATM network. The service administration provisions the multi-service control point and the ATM signaling intercept processor. An illustrative method for providing VToA is also provided.
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42 Claims
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1. An intelligent network for use with an ATM network to set up an ATM switched virtual circuit to provide VToA services, the intelligent network comprising:
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a multi-service control point operable to receive an input extracted from an input ATM setup message that includes a called party phone number value and a VToA designator, and generate an output in response for use in generating an output ATM setup message; an ATM signaling intercept processor operable to intercept the input ATM setup message from an ingress ATM edge switch of the ATM network, extract the input from the input ATM setup message, communicate the input to the multi-service control point, receive the output generated by the multi-service control point, generate the output ATM setup message using the output, and communicate the output ATM setup message to the ingress ATM edge switch of the ATM network; and a service administration operable to provision the multi-service control point and the ATM signaling intercept processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 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. An ATM telecommunications network with an intelligent network for providing VToA services using an ATM switched virtual circuit, the ATM telecommunications network comprising:
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an ATM network operable to communicate ATM cells and ATM messages; an ingress ATM edge switch in communication with the ATM network and an ingress CPE, the ingress ATM edge switch operable to receive an input ATM setup message from an ingress CPE and to communicate an output ATM setup message to the ATM network; an egress ATM edge switch in communication with the ATM network and an egress CPE, the egress ATM edge switch operable to receive the output ATM setup message from the ATM network and to communicate an ATM setup message to an egress CPE; an intelligent network that includes; a multi-service control point operable to receive an input extracted from the input ATM setup message that includes a called party phone number value and a VToA designator, and generate an output in response for use in generating the output ATM setup message, an ATM signaling intercept processor operable to intercept the input ATM setup message from the ingress ATM edge switch, extract the input from the input ATM setup message, communicate the input to the multi-service control point, receive the output generated by the multi-service control point, generate the output ATM setup message using the output, and communicate the output ATM setup message to the ingress ATM edge switch of the ATM network, a second multi-service control point operable to receive an egress input extracted from the output ATM setup message that includes the called party phone number value, and generate an egress output in response, a second ATM signaling intercept processor operable to intercept the output ATM setup message from the egress ATM edge switch of the ATM network, extract the egress input from the output ATM setup message, communicate the egress input to the second multi-service control point, receive the egress output generated by the multi-service control point, generate an ATM setup message using the output, and communicate the ATM setup message to the egress ATM edge switch of the ATM network, a service administration operable to provision the multi-service control point, the ATM signaling intercept processor, the second multi-service control point and the second ATM signaling intercept processor. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. The ATM telecommunications network of claim wherein the called party phone number value is stored in a called party subaddress parameter of the output ATM setup message, an ATM address of the called party is stored in a called party number parameter of the output ATM setup message, the calling party phone number value is stored in a calling party subaddress parameter of the output ATM setup message, and the ATM address of the calling party CPE is stored in a calling party number parameter of the output ATM setup message.
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29. A method for providing VToA using an intelligent network and a switched virtual circuit over an ATM network, the method comprising:
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intercepting an input ATM setup message from an ingress ATM edge switch of the ATM network; extracting information from the input ATM setup message; analyzing the information to determine if the input ATM setup message is a request to set up an SVC for VToA, the analyzing including checking for presence of a VToA designator; determining an ATM address of a called party CPE; generating an output ATM setup message that includes the ATM address of a called party CPE; and communicating the output ATM setup message to the ingress ATM edge switch of the ATM network. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for providing VToA using an intelligent network and a switched virtual circuit over an ATM network, the method comprising:
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receiving a request at an ingress CPE to make a VToA call that includes a called party phone number value; generating an input ATM setup message at the ingress CPE that includes the called party phone number value and a VToA designator stored in a designated parameter of the input ATM setup message; receiving the input ATM setup message at a device side of an ingress ATM edge switch of the ATM network; intercepting the input ATM setup message from the device side of the ingress ATM edge switch of the ATM network; extracting information from the input ATM setup message that includes the VToA designator and the called party phone number value; analyzing the information to determine if the VToA designator is present; determining an ATM address of a called party CPE using the called party phone number value and a database; generating an output ATM setup message that includes the ATM address of a called party CPE and the called party phone number value; communicating the output ATM setup message to a network side of the ingress ATM edge switch of the ATM network; receiving the output ATM setup message at a network side of an egress ATM edge switch; intercepting the output ATM setup message from the network side of the egress ATM edge switch of the ATM network; extracting egress information from the output ATM setup message that includes the ATM address of the called party CPE; communicating the output ATM setup message to a device side of the egress ATM edge switch; and communicating the output ATM setup message to the called party CPE. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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