Multimedia call configuration system

A method for effecting a broadband/multimedia call among a group of desired participants within an intelligent switched telecommunication network, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a call topology request from one of said desired participants;
• generating a high-level call control message in response to a said received call topology request;
• executing one or more pre-programmed call configuration processes in response to said call topology request, thereby determining if said desired participants can accommodate the requested broadband/multimedia call;
• generating a high-level connection control message, if as a result of the execution of said call configuration processes it is determined that said desired participants can accommodate the requested broadband/multimedia call;
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• executing one or more pre-programmed connection configuration processes in response to said call topology request and said high-level control message and said high-level connection control message, thereby effecting interconnections within said intelligent switched telecommunication network which will support the requested broadband/multimedia call.

A method for effecting a broadband/multimedia call among a group of desired participants within an intelligent switched telecommunication network, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a call topology request from one of said desired participants;
• generating a high-level control message containing a call control message and a connection control message in response to said received call topology request;
• executing one or more call configuration processes in response to said call topology request a said high-level control message, thereby determining if said desired participants can accommodate the requested broadband/multimedia call;
• executing one or more connection configuration processes in response to said call topology request a said high-level control message if as a result of the execution of said call configuration processes it is determined that said desired participants can accommodate the requested broadband/multimedia call, thereby effecting interconnections within said intelligent switched telecommunication network which will support the requested broadband/multimedia call.