US 6,724,765 B1 · Telecommunication call processing and connection system architecture

Abstract

A system and method for processing and connecting a call has the communication devices in the system connected through a Fiber Data Distributed Interface (FDDI) network ring. A signaling processor, an interworking unit, and an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) matrix are configured as stations on the FDDI ring. The signaling processor receives, generates, and processes call signaling to select connections for the call. The interworking unit interworks calls between ATM and non-ATM connections. The ATM matrix connects calls between different ATM connections. Because the call processing system devices are connected through the FDDI ring, efficiencies of speed and cost can be gained for transmissions between the devices. Additional devices may be added or removed from the ring structure without disturbing the configuration or call processing.

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Dependent claims

A system for processing a call having call signaling and user communications, the system comprising:

a fiber data distributed interface ring;
a signaling processor linked to the ring and adapted to receive and process the call signaling, to select a connection for the call, to generate a control message that designates the connection, to select a second connection for the call, and to generate a second control message that designates the second connection;
an interworking unit linked to the ring and adapted to receive via the ring the control message generated from the signaling processor and to interwork the user communications with the connection designated in the control message;
and
a controllable asynchronous transfer mode matrix linked to the ring and adapted to receive via the ring the second control message generated from the signaling processor, and to connect the user communications to the second connection designated in the second control message.

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A system for processing a call having call signaling and user communications, the system comprising:

a fiber data distributed interface ring;
a signaling interface linked to the ring and adapted to receive call signaling, to process the call signaling to determine call information elements, and to transmit the call information elements;
a call processor linked to the ring and adapted to receive the call information elements from the signaling interface, to select connections for the call, and to generate a first control message designating a first connection and a second control message designating a second connection;
an interworking unit linked to the ring and adapted to receive via the ring the first control message generated from the call processor and to interwork the user communications to the first connection;
and
a controllable asynchronous transfer mode matrix linked to the ring and adapted to receive via the ring the second control message generated from the call processor, to receive the user communications over the first connection, and to connect the user communications over the second connection.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Telecommunication call processing and connection system architecture

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