Intelligent network and method for providing voice telephony over ATM and private address translation
First Claim
1. An intelligent network for use with an ATM network to set up an ATM switched virtual circuit to provide Voice Telephony over ATM services and private address translation, the intelligent network comprising:
- a multi-service control point operable to;
receive an input extracted from an input ATM setup message,designate an ATM address of a called party customer premises equipment (CPE), based on the input, to be stored in a first called party subaddress parameter of an output ATM setup message,designate an ATM address of an egress ATM edge switch to be stored in a called party number parameter of the output ATM setup message, andgenerate an output for use in generating the output ATM setup message; and
an ATM signaling intercept processor operable to;
intercept the input ATM setup message from an 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, based on the output, including the ATM address of an egress ATM edge switch in the called party number parameter of the output ATM setup message and the ATM address of the called party CPE in the first called party subaddress parameter of an output ATM setup message, andcommunicate the output ATM setup message to the ingress ATM edge switch.
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Abstract
An illustrative intelligent network and method for providing voice telephony over Asynchronous Transfer Mode (“ATM”) and private address translation are provided that can provide significant advantages. The method includes generating an input ATM setup message at the calling party CPE that includes a VToA designator and a called party phone number, extracting information from the input ATM setup message such as the VToA designator and the called party phone number, analyzing the information, designating an ATM address of a called party CPE to be stored in the first parameter of an output ATM setup message, determining if private address translation is needed, designating the ATM address of the called party CPE to be stored in a first instance of the second parameter of the output ATM setup message, designating an ATM address of an egress ATM edge switch to be stored in the first parameter of the output ATM setup message, and generating an output ATM setup message. The method also includes extracting information from the output ATM setup message such as the ATM address of the called party CPE, designating the ATM address of the called party CPE that was stored in the first instance of the second parameter of the output ATM setup message to be stored in the first parameter of a destination ATM setup message, and generating a destination ATM setup message that includes the ATM address of the called party CPE stored in the first parameter and the called party phone number value stored in the second parameter. An illustrative intelligent network for providing VToA and private address translation is also provided.
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26 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 Voice Telephony over ATM services and private address translation, 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, designate an ATM address of a called party customer premises equipment (CPE), based on the input, to be stored in a first called party subaddress parameter of an output ATM setup message, designate an ATM address of an egress ATM edge switch to be stored in a called party number parameter of the output ATM setup message, and generate an output for use in generating the output ATM setup message; and an ATM signaling intercept processor operable to; intercept the input ATM setup message from an 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, based on the output, including the ATM address of an egress ATM edge switch in the called party number parameter of the output ATM setup message and the ATM address of the called party CPE in the first called party subaddress parameter of an output ATM setup message, and communicate the output ATM setup message to the ingress ATM edge switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An intelligent network for use with an ATM network to set up an ATM switched virtual circuit to provide Voice Telephony over ATM services and private address translation, the intelligent network comprising:
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a multi-service control point operable to; receive an egress input extracted from an output ATM setup message, designate an ATM address of a called party customer premises equipment (CPE) from a first called party subaddress parameter of the output ATM setup message to be stored in a called party number parameter of a destination ATM setup message, and generate an egress output; and an ATM signaling intercept processor operable to; intercept the output ATM setup message from an egress ATM edge switch, extract the egress input from the output ATM setup message, communicate the egress input to the multi-service control point, receive the egress output generated by the multi-service control point, generate the destination ATM setup message, based on the egress output, including the ATM address of the called party CPE in the called party number parameter of the destination ATM setup message, and communicate the destination ATM setup message to the egress ATM edge switch. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for providing voice telephony over ATM (VToA) services and private address translation using an intelligent network and a switched virtual circuit over an ATM network, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a calling party customer premises equipment (CPE), an input ATM setup message at an ingress ATM edge switch; intercepting the input ATM setup message from the ingress ATM edge switch; extracting information from the input ATM setup message; processing the information extracted from the input ATM setup message; designating, based on the processed information, an ATM address of a called party CPE to be stored in a first instance of a second parameter of an output ATM setup message; designating an ATM address of an egress ATM edge switch to be stored in a first parameter of the output ATM setup message; generating an output ATM setup message that includes the ATM address of the egress ATM edge switch stored in the first parameter and the ATM address of the called party customer premises equipment (CPE) stored in the first instance of the second parameter; and communicating the output ATM setup message to the ingress ATM edge switch of the ATM network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for providing voice telephony over ATM (VToA) services and private address translation using an intelligent network and a switched virtual circuit over an ATM network, the method comprising:
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receiving an output ATM setup message at an egress ATM edge switch; intercepting the output ATM setup message from the egress ATM edge switch; designating an ATM address of a called party customer premises equipment (CPE) that was stored in a first instance of a second parameter of the output ATM setup message to be stored in a first parameter of a destination ATM setup message; extracting egress information from the output ATM setup message that includes the ATM address of the called party CPE; and processing the egress information extracted from the output ATM setup message to provide desired ones of the voice telephony over ATM services; generating a destination ATM setup message that includes the ATM address of the called party CPE stored in the first parameter and the called party phone number value stored in the second parameter; communicating the destination ATM setup message to the egress ATM edge switch; and communicating the destination ATM setup message to the called party CPE. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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