Systems and methods for providing enhanced services for telecommunication call

A system for providing services for a call from a first communication device in a time division multiplex format, the call having user communications and call signaling, the system comprising:

• a service platform adapted to receive the user communications in an asynchronous transfer mode format and to apply an interactive application to the user communications to process the user communications;
• a signaling processor adapted to receive the call signaling from the first communication device, to process the call signaling to select a first connection to the service platform, and to transport a processor control message designating the selected first connection;
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• an interworking unit adapted to receive the processor control message from the signaling processor, to receive the user communications from the first communication device, and to interwork the user communications from the time division multiplex format to asynchronous transfer mode formatted cells that identify the selected first connection to the service platform.

A method for connecting a call from a first communication device through an asynchronous transfer mode system, wherein the call has user communications and call signaling, the method comprising:

• receiving the call signaling in a signaling processor;
• processing the call signaling to select a selected first one of a plurality of connections to a service platform for the user communications;
• transporting a processor control message from the signaling processor designating the selected first connection;
• receiving the user communications and the processor control message in an interworking unit;
• converting the user communications in the interworking unit from the asynchronous transfer mode format to a format that is compatible with the service platform in response to the processor control message;
• transporting the converted user communications from the interworking unit over the selected first connection to the service platform;
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• receiving the user communications in the service platform and processing the user communications.

A method for connecting a call from a first communication device in a time division multiplex format, wherein the call has user communications and call signaling, the method comprising:

• receiving the call signaling in a signaling processor;
• processing the call signaling to select a first connection from among a plurality of connections that are available to transport the user communications to a service platform;
• transporting a processor control message from the signaling processor designating the selected first connection;
• receiving the user communications and the processor control message in an interworking unit;
• converting the user communications in the interworking unit from the time division multiplex format to asynchronous transfer mode formatted cells that identify the selected first connection to the service platform;
• transporting the converted user communications from the interworking unit over the selected first connection to the service platform;
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• receiving the user communications in the service platform and processing the user communications.

A system for connecting a call in an asynchronous transfer mode system, the call having user communications and call signaling, the system comprising:

• a first communication device adapted to transport the call;
• a service node adapted to process the user communications;
• a signaling processor adapted to receive the call signaling, to process the call signaling to select a connection to the service node, and to transport a processor control message designating the selected connection;
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• an interworking unit located in the asynchronous transfer mode system adapted to receive the user communications from the first communication device, to receive the processor control message from the signaling processor, and to use the processor control message to route the user communications to the service node over the selected connection.

A method for connecting a call through an asynchronous transfer mode system to a service node, wherein the call has user communications and call signaling, the method comprising:

• transporting the call from a communication device, the user communications comprising asynchronous transfer mode cells;
• receiving the call signaling in a signaling processor and processing the call signaling to select one of a plurality of connections to the service node;
• transporting a processor control message from the signaling processor designating the selected connection;
• receiving the user communications and the processor control message in an interworking unit;
• converting the user communications from the asynchronous transfer mode cells to a format usable by the service node and using the processor control message to route the user communications to the service node over the selected connection;
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• processing the user communications in the service node.

A method for connecting a call having user communications through an asynchronous transfer mode system, the method comprising:

• selecting in a processor a selected one of a plurality of connections to a service platform for the user communications;
• notifying an interworking unit which one of the plurality of connections was selected;
• receiving the user communications in the interworking unit;
• converting the user communications in the interworking unit from an asynchronous transfer mode format to a format that is compatible with the service platform;
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• transporting the converted user communications in real time from the interworking unit over the selected connection to the service platform.