Apparatus for providing inter-processor communication using TCP/IP in communication system

A system providing inter-processor communication using transmission control protocol/Internet protocol, the system comprising:

• an access network controller being coupled to an Ethernet network and operating in accordance with software instructions corresponding to 1x evolution-data only (1xEV-DO);
• a wide area switching module being coupled to the Ethernet network and performing operation and state management;
• a data location register being coupled to the Ethernet network, performing subscriber management and providing session information to said access network controller;
• an element management system being coupled to the Ethernet network and performing operation and management of the Ethernet network and said data location register;
• a server being coupled to the Ethernet network and performing authentication for a 1x evolution-data only (1xEV-DO) subscriber;
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• an access network transceiver system transmitting 1x evolution-data only (1xEV-DO) data and signalling data to said access network controller through the Ethernet network;
• said access network controller performing a matching function with said access network transceiver system for a packet data service, and performing call processing corresponding to 1x evolution-data only (1xEV-DO);
• said access network controller, wide area switching module, and element management system communicating with each other by transmission control protocol/Internet protocol through the Ethernet network.

A method providing inter-processor communication using transmission control protocol/Internet protocol in a communication system, the method comprising:

• operating an access network controller in accordance with software instructions corresponding to 1x evolution-data only (1xEV-DO), the access network controller being coupled to an Ethernet network, the access network controller performing call processing corresponding to 1x evolution-data only (1xEV-DO);
• performing operation and state management with a wide area switching module coupled to the Ethernet network;
• performing subscriber management with a data location register coupled to the Ethernet network, the data location register providing session information to the access network controller;
• performing operation and management of the Ethernet network and of the data location register with an element management system coupled to the Ethernet network;
• performing authentication for a 1x evolution-data only (1xEV-DO) subscriber with a server coupled to the Ethernet network;
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• transmitting 1x evolution-data only (1xEV-DO) data and signalling data to the access network controller through the Ethernet network with an access network transceiver system, the access network controller performing a matching function with the access network transceiver system for a packet data service;
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• performing intercommunication between the access network controller, wide area switching module, and element management system by transmission control protocol/Internet protocol through the Ethernet network.