US 2002/0154646 A1Published application

Programmable network services node

OwnerJean F. Dubois, Ronald E. Staubinventors

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Abstract

A programmable network services node system for providing call services to subscribers, the system having a control processing module, a communications resource module having a network interface which may be connected to an external network, a digital signal processing resource module having a circuit network which may be connected to an external circuit switch network, a switching resource module and an access processing module. The control processing module can provide platform processing control of the system and can also process received services programming instructions and the communications resource module can perform call processing. The switching resource module can provide switching controls within the system and the access processing module can provide access processing control within the system. The system may also have a meshed network which is populated by the communications resource module(s) and the digital signal processing resource module(s).

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A programmable network services node system for providing call services to subscribers, said system comprising:

at least one control processing module which provides platform processing control of said system and wherein said at least one control processing module can process received services programming instructions;
at least one communications resource module which performs call processing, said at least one communications resource module comprising at least one network interface, wherein said at least one network interface interfaces with at least one of the following types of network:
a packet-based network and a cell-based network;
at least one digital signal processing resource module which performs call protocol conversions, said at least digital signal processing resource module comprising at least one circuit interface which interfaces with a circuit-based network;
at least one switching resource module for providing switching controls within said system, wherein said at least one switching resource module is coupled to at least one of said at least one control processing module and wherein said at least one communications resource module and said at least one digital signal processing resource module are coupled to at least one of said at least one switching resource module;
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at least one access processing module for providing access processing control within said system, wherein said at least one access processing module is coupled to at least one of said at least one switching resource module.

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