Service aware switched SDH/SONET/TDM network
First Claim
1. An automated method of establishing a Time Division Multiplex (TDM) connection, comprising:
- generating, by Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switch (GMPLS) software running on a SONET Distributed Communications System switch, a request for a TDM connection to a destination access node having a unique E.164 address mapped to a GMPLS routing address;
routing the request to the destination access node;
determining, by the destination access node, whether to accept the request; and
sending a response to the request from the destination access node to the SONET Distributed Communications System switch.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus to establish a communication link over a high speed communications network. A unique predetermined address assigned to a switching and access node of each network node of the high speed communications network is examined. In addition, a service address associated with a request to establish a communication link is examined. The service address indicates at least one of a type of service being requested, a network service detail, and a name of a desired service provider. Thereafter, an end-to-end communication link is established between the calling party and a destination party by routing a connection request through plural switching nodes in accordance with the calling party address, an address associated with the destination party, and the service address.
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9 Claims
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1. An automated method of establishing a Time Division Multiplex (TDM) connection, comprising:
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generating, by Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switch (GMPLS) software running on a SONET Distributed Communications System switch, a request for a TDM connection to a destination access node having a unique E.164 address mapped to a GMPLS routing address; routing the request to the destination access node; determining, by the destination access node, whether to accept the request; and sending a response to the request from the destination access node to the SONET Distributed Communications System switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An automated method of requesting a Time Division Multiplex (TDM) connection, comprising:
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generating, by Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switch (GMPLS) software running on a SONET Distributed Communications System switch, a request for a TDM connection to a destination access node having a unique E.164 address mapped to a GMPLS routing address; routing the request to a network; determining, by the network, whether a resource for the TDM connection can be provided; sending a reject response to the SONET Distributed Communications System switch if a resource cannot be provided; and if a resource can be provided, reserving, by the network, a resource and routing the request to the destination access node.
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6. A Time Division Multiplex (TDM) network, comprising:
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a SONET Distributed Communications System switch that executes Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switch (GMPLS) software to generate a request for a TDM connection to a destination access node having a unique E.164 address mapped to a GMPLS routing address; and a destination access node having a unique E.164 address mapped to a GMPLS routing address that determines whether to accept the request, and sends a response to the request to the SONET Distributed Communications System switch. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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