Auto-provisioning for a voice over IP gateway
First Claim
1. In a telecommunications network including a circuit-switched network and a packet-switched network, a method of provisioning a gateway bridging calls between the circuit-switched network and the packet-switched network, said method comprising:
- (a) receiving a registration message from consumer premises equipment (CPE), the message including an address for the CPE on the packet-switched network;
(b) determining a directory number (DN) for the CPE;
(c) placing a probe call to the determined DN over the circuit-switched network;
(d) receiving a call from the circuit-switched network, said call being terminated at a call reference value (CRV);
(e) recognizing the received call received from the circuit-switched network as the probe call;
(f) capturing the CRV at which the probe call is terminated; and
,(g) associating the captured CRV with the address for the CPE.
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Abstract
A method of provisioning a gateway (80) is provided in a telecommunications network including a circuit-switched network (90) and a packet-switched network (70). The gateway (80) bridges calls between the circuit-switched network (90) and the packet-switched network (70). The method includes: receiving a registration message from consumer premises equipment (CPE) (60), the message including an address for the CPE (60) on the packet-switched network (70); determining a directory number (DN) for the CPE (60); placing a probe call to the determined DN over the circuit-switched network (90); receiving a call from the circuit-switched network (90), the call being terminated at a call reference value (CRV); recognizing the received call received from the circuit-switched network (90) as the probe call; capturing the CRV at which the probe call is terminated; and, associating the captured CRV with the address for the CPE (60).
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24 Claims
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1. In a telecommunications network including a circuit-switched network and a packet-switched network, a method of provisioning a gateway bridging calls between the circuit-switched network and the packet-switched network, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving a registration message from consumer premises equipment (CPE), the message including an address for the CPE on the packet-switched network; (b) determining a directory number (DN) for the CPE; (c) placing a probe call to the determined DN over the circuit-switched network; (d) receiving a call from the circuit-switched network, said call being terminated at a call reference value (CRV); (e) recognizing the received call received from the circuit-switched network as the probe call; (f) capturing the CRV at which the probe call is terminated; and
,(g) associating the captured CRV with the address for the CPE. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In a telecommunications network including a circuit-switched network and a packet-switched network, a gateway bridging calls between the circuit-switched network and the packet-switched network, said gateway comprising:
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registration means for registering consumer premises equipment (CPE) with the gateway by receiving over the packet-switched network a registration message from the CPE, said registration message including an address for the CPE on the packet-switched network; obtaining means for obtaining a directory number (DN) for the CPE; calling means for placing a probe call to the obtained DN over the circuit-switched network; reception means for receiving a call from the circuit-switched network, said call being terminated at a call reference value (CRV); recognition means for recognizing the call received by the reception means as the probe call; means for capturing the CRV at which the probe call is terminated; and
,means for associating the captured CRV with the address for the CPE. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A gateway bridging calls between a circuit-switched network and a packet-switched network, said gateway serving a plurality of consumer premises equipment (CPE) having addresses on the packet-switched network and said gateway being operatively connected to the circuit-switched network via a telecommunications switch that is part of the circuit switched network, said gateway comprising:
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a database that relates a plurality of call reference values (CRV) to associated addresses of the CPE served by the gateway; registration means for registering CPE with the gateway by receiving over the packet-switched network registration messages from the CPE, said registration messages including addresses for the CPE on the packet-switched network; and
,provisioning means for automatically building and maintaining the database, said provisioning means acting to; obtain directory numbers (DNs) for the CPE; place probe calls to the obtained DNs over the circuit-switched network, each of said probe calls being routed by the telecommunications switch to be terminated on the gateway at a call reference value (CRV); detect if calls incoming from the telecommunication switch are probe calls; capture the CRVs at which detected probe calls are terminated; and
,associate the captured CRVs with the addresses for the CPE, said associated CRVs and addresses being stored and maintained in the database. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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Specification