Controllable telecommunications switch reporting compatible with voice grade lines
First Claim
1. A voice grade line compatible method for selectively transmitting data generated by a switching node of a telecommunications network to a data receiving device connected to the network, the method comprising:
- generating data at said switching node;
transmitting to said data receiving device, over an analog network link, analog signals forming reporting messages corresponding to said data, each message comprising a plurality of data packets arranged according to a predetermined data packet framework;
receiving at said switching node control signals originating as analog signals sent from said data receiving device, said control signals pertaining to operation of said switching node; and
operating said switching node in accordance with the control signals received from the data receiving device;
wherein a said control signal received from said data receiving device includes a request to said switching node to retransmit a said reporting message to data receiving device, and said switching node retransmits a said reporting in response to said request.
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Abstract
Data generated at a telecommunications network switching node is selectively delivered to one or more data receiving device (e.g., data “collection box”) connected to the network, and command and control signaling is transmitted from the data receiving device to the switching node. This bi-directional communication is carried out in a manner compatible with voice grade lines. In an exemplary application, call identifying information, referred to in the TIA/EIA Standard as CDC (Call Data Channel) Messages, is delivered from an Intercept Access Point (IAP) switch that provides telephone service to a subject of an authorized surveillance order, to a law enforcement data collection box, utilizing Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) signals. Control signals are sent from the data collection box to the IAP switch utilizing Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) signaling. The state of the art is advanced, and a contribution is made to law enforcement and other fields, as the invention allows replacement of costly and lengthily provisioned data delivery circuits, such as ISDN lines or private digital data circuits, with widely available and less expensive voice-band data delivery equipment.
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68 Claims
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1. A voice grade line compatible method for selectively transmitting data generated by a switching node of a telecommunications network to a data receiving device connected to the network, the method comprising:
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generating data at said switching node; transmitting to said data receiving device, over an analog network link, analog signals forming reporting messages corresponding to said data, each message comprising a plurality of data packets arranged according to a predetermined data packet framework; receiving at said switching node control signals originating as analog signals sent from said data receiving device, said control signals pertaining to operation of said switching node; and operating said switching node in accordance with the control signals received from the data receiving device; wherein a said control signal received from said data receiving device includes a request to said switching node to retransmit a said reporting message to data receiving device, and said switching node retransmits a said reporting in response to said request. - 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. A voice grade line compatible method for selectively receiving data generated by a switching node of a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a data receiving device connected to said network, analog signals comprising a plurality of data packets arranged according to a predetermined data packet framework and transmitted over an analog network link; assembling said data packets to form reporting messages corresponding to data generated at said switching node; transmitting control signals originating from said data receiving device as analog control signals destined for said switching node, to thereby control an operational aspect of said switching node; and performing error checking on data packets of reporting messages received at the data receiving device, wherein, upon detection of an error in a data packet of a reporting message received from the switching node, said analog control signals include a retransmit request signal requesting said switching node to retransmit at least a portion of a said reporting message. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A voice grade line compatible data receiving device for selectively receiving data generated by a switching node of a telecommunications network, the device comprising:
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a receiver for receiving analog signals transmitted over an analog network link, said signals comprising a plurality of data packets arranged according to a predetermined data packet framework; means for assembling said data packets to form reporting messages corresponding to data generated at said switching node; a transmitter for transmitting control signals originating from said data receiving device as analog signals n destined for said switching node, to thereby control an operational aspect of said switching node; and means for performing error checking on reporting messages received by data receiving device, and wherein, upon detection of an error in a said reporting message, said transmitter transmits a retransmit request signal requesting said switching node to retransmit at least a portion of said reporting message. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A machine readable storage medium containing a set of instructions which, when executed within a data receiving device of a telecommunications network, causes said data receiving device to carry out a voice grade line compatible method for selectively receiving data generated by a switching node of the telecommunications network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the data receiving device, analog signals comprising a plurality of data packets arranged according to a predetermined data packet framework and transmitted over an analog network link; assembling said data packets to form reporting messages corresponding to data generated at said switching node; and transmitting control signals originating from said data receiving device as analog control signals destined for said switching node, to thereby control an operational aspect of said switching node. wherein, in the method carried out upon execution of said instructions, upon detection of an error in a reporting message received from the switching node, said analog control signals include a retransmit request signal requesting said switching node to retransmit at least a portion of a said reporting message. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A voice grade line compatible method for selectively transmitting data generated by a switching node of a telecommunications network to a data receiving device connected to the network, the method comprising:
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generating data at said switching node; transmitting to said data receiving device, over an analog network link, analog signals forming reporting messages corresponding to said data, each message comprising a plurality of data packets arranged according to a predetermined data packet framework; receiving at said switching node control signals originating as analog signals sent from said data receiving device, said control signals pertaining to operation of said switching node; and operating said switching node in accordance with the control signals received from the data receiving device; wherein prior to sending the reporting message, the switching node dials out to the data receiving device and prior to dialing out to the data receiving device, the switching node determines that a timer has expired.
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68. A voice grade line compatible method for selectively receiving data generated by a switching node of a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a data receiving device connected to said network, analog signals comprising a plurality of data packets arranged according to a predetermined data packet framework and transmitted over an analog network link; assembling said data packets to form reporting messages corresponding to data generated at said switching node; and transmitting control signals originating from said data receiving device as analog control signals destined for said switching node, to thereby control an operational aspect of said switching node; wherein, said control signals comprise a signal requesting that said switching node establish a call content communication path and wherein said control signals further comprise a mute signal for requesting that the switching node mute the call content communication path established by said switching node.
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