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US 6,785,282 B1Granted
System and method for connecting a call with a gateway system
AssigneeSprint Communications Company L.P.
InventorMichael Joseph Gardner
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Abstract
A system and method for connecting a call in a gateway system comprises a signaling processor for processing call signaling to determine connections for the user communications. A gateway matrix accepts control messages form the signaling processor and accepts user communications from switching systems. In response to the control message, the gateway matrix connects the user communications to the designated connection.
Claims20
A communication system for handling a call, comprising:
- a first signaling processor configured to receive call signaling for the call, process the call signaling to generate a first identifier, and transfer a first control message that includes the first identifier, wherein the first signaling processor is external to a switch;
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- a first gateway device configured to receive user communications for the call, receive the first control message, convert the user communications from a first format to a second format wherein the second format includes the first identifier in a header of the user communications, and transmit the user communications in the second format.
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