Network for providing switched broadband multipoint/multimedia intercommunication

A network for establishing a connection between at least two workstations over a circuit-switched infrastructure, said infrastructure being one of a physical and virtual circuit-switched infrastructure, said workstations having respective IP addresses, said network comprising:

• a network control system server that establishes a circuit of said circuit-switched infrastructure between said two workstations in accordance with a route determined on the basis of said respective IP addresses of said workstations,
• wherein said network control system server assigns temporary IP addresses for said connection, said at least two workstations communicating over said circuit via said temporary IP addresses.

A network, comprising:

• at least two network elements having respective IP addresses;
• a circuit-switched infrastructure, said infrastructure being one of a physical and virtual circuit-switched infrastructure;
• a network control system server that sends a signal to cause certain carrier switch resources of said circuit-switched infrastructure to form a circuit-switched circuit between said at least two network elements, said certain carrier switch resources belonging to a route within said circuit-switched infrastructure, said route being determined on the basis of said respective IP addresses of said at least two network elements, thereby establishing a connection between said at least two network elements over said circuit-switched infrastructure.

A network for establishing a connection between at least two network elements over a circuit-switched infrastructure, said infrastructure being one of a physical and virtual circuit-switched infrastructure, said network elements having respective IP addresses, said network comprising:

• a network control system server that establishes a circuit of said circuit-switched infrastructure between said two network elements in accordance with a route determined on the basis of said respective IP addresses of said network elements,
• wherein said network control system server assigns temporary IP addresses for said connection, said at least two network elements communicating over said circuit via said temporary IP addresses.