System and method for bypassing data from egress facilities
First Claim
1. A system for bypassing the egress facilities of a telecommunications system, the system comprising:
- (i) a gateway for communicating with a telecommunications carrier by receiving and transmitting signaling messages, wherein said gateway comprises a first application program running on a host computer;
(ii) a network access server for terminating data calls and for termination and reorigination processing of said data calls; and
(iii) a control server for communicating with said gateway, for distinguishing between voice calls and said data calls received from said telecommunications carrier, and for sending said data calls to said network access server, wherein said control server comprises a second application program running on said host computer or on a second host computer, and said first application program and said second application program intercommunicate.
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Abstract
An open architecture platform bypasses data from the facilities of a telecommunications carrier, e.g. an incumbent local exchange carrier, by distinguishing between voice and data traffic, and handling voice and data traffic separately. An SS7 gateway receives and transmits SS7 signaling messages with the platform. When signaling for a call arrives, the SS7 gateway informs a control server on the platform. The control server manages the platform resources, including the SS7 gateway, tandem network access servers (NASs) and modem NASs. A tandem NAS receives the call over bearer channels. The control server determines whether the incoming call is voice traffic or data traffic, by the dialed number, and instructs the tandem NAS how to handle the call. Voiced traffic is transmitted to a switch for transmission from the platform. Data traffic is terminated at a modem NAS, where it is converted into a form suitable for a data network, such as a private data network or an Internet services provider (ISP). The converted data is sent by routers to the data network. The data network need not convert the data, as the function has already been provided by the platform. In lieu of a conversion, the modems can create a tunnel (a virtual private network) between a remote server and the data network.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for bypassing the egress facilities of a telecommunications system, the system comprising:
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(i) a gateway for communicating with a telecommunications carrier by receiving and transmitting signaling messages, wherein said gateway comprises a first application program running on a host computer; (ii) a network access server for terminating data calls and for termination and reorigination processing of said data calls; and (iii) a control server for communicating with said gateway, for distinguishing between voice calls and said data calls received from said telecommunications carrier, and for sending said data calls to said network access server, wherein said control server comprises a second application program running on said host computer or on a second host computer, and said first application program and said second application program intercommunicate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for bypassing the egress facilities of a telecommunications system, the system comprising:
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a voice switch transmitting voice calls to a called party; and an open architecture switch receiving data calls and said voice calls from a telecommunications carrier, said open architecture switch including (i) a modem network access server terminating said data calls to a modem; (ii) a tandem network access server receiving said data calls and said voice calls; and (iii) a gateway including a first application program running on a host computer; a gateway signalling system managing signaling information for said open architecture switch, and a control server capable of controlling said modem network access server and said tandem network access server, wherein the control server includes a second application program running on said host computer or on a second host computer, said first application program and said second application program intercommunicate, and wherein said control server is capable of distinguishing between said data calls and said voice calls, transmitting said voice calls to said voice switch, and transmitting said data calls to said modem network access server.
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21. A method for bypassing data from the facilities of a telecommunications carrier comprising the steps of:
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receiving signaling information for transmitting a call; converting said signaling information into a format used by an open architecture platform, wherein said receiving signaling information and converting said signaling information are performed by a first application program running on a first host computer; receiving said call on said platform; determining whether said call is a voice call or a data call; controlling at least one network access server; terminating said call in said at least one network access server, if said call is a data call, wherein said determining whether said call is a voice call or a data call, controlling at least one network access server, and terminating said call are performed by a second application program running on the first host computer or on a second host computer, wherein said first application program and said second application program intercommunicate; and transmitting said call to a voice switch, if said call is a voice call. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A bypass system receiving telecommunications traffic including voice traffic and data traffic from a telecommunications carrier and bypassing the data traffic around egress facilities of the telecommunications carrier, said bypass system comprising:
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one or more network access servers receiving said telecommunications traffic and separately routing the voice traffic and data traffic; one or more gateways exchanging messages with the telecommunications carrier and providing signaling information to one or more control servers, wherein one of the one or more gateways includes a first application program running on a host computer; said one or more control servers responsive to said signaling information and detecting whether data traffic or voice traffic is being received by a network access server associated with the signaling information, and sending routing control information to the network access server receiving the telecommunications traffic associated with the signaling information, wherein one of the one or more control servers includes a second application program running on said host computer or on a second host computer, and said first application program and said second application program intercommunicate; and said network access server associated with the signaling information transmitting voice traffic to a voice switch if the telecommunications traffic is voice traffic and converting the telecommunications traffic to a form suitable for a destination data network if the telecommunications traffic is data traffic. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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