Scalable system and method for reliably sequencing changes in signaling bits in multichannel telecommunication lines transmitted over a network

A telecommunications system, comprising:

• a plurality of framer farms adapted to generate a corresponding plurality of event signals responsive to a corresponding plurality of signaling events, where the event signals are to request service for corresponding framer farms;
• an event manager adapted to sequence the plurality of event signals;
• wherein the event manager comprises:
• an event queue adapted to queue the plurality of event signals,
• a status register adapted to maintain a status of the event queue, and
• an event register adapted to read the event queue;
• and
• wherein the event queue includes an event read and write pointers, wherein reading the event register causes the event signal pointed to by the event read pointer to appear in the event register and increments the event read pointer.

A telecommunications system, comprising:

• a plurality of framer farms adapted to generate a corresponding plurality of event signals responsive to a corresponding plurality of signaling events, where the event signals are to request service for corresponding framer farms;
• an event manager adapted to sequence the plurality of event signals;
• wherein the event manager comprises:
• an event queue adapted to queue the plurality of event signals,
• a status register adapted to maintain a status of the event queue, and
• an event register adapted to read the event queue;
• and
• wherein the event manager comprises:
• a queue depth register adapted to indicate a number of event signals received at the event queue;
• and
• a maximum queue depth register adapted to indicate a maximum number of event signals capable of being received at the event queue.

A telecommunications system, comprising:

• a plurality of framer farms adapted to generate a corresponding plurality of event signals responsive to a corresponding plurality of signaling events, where the event signals are to request service for corresponding framer farms;
• an event manager adapted to sequence the plurality of event signals;
• wherein the event manager comprises:
• an event queue adapted to queue the plurality of event signals,
• a status register adapted to maintain a status of the event queue, and
• an event register adapted to read the event queue;
• and
• wherein the status register comprises:
• a queue full field adapted to indicate when the event queue is full;
• an almost full field adapted to indicate when the event queue is almost full;
• an overrun field adapted to indicate when signaling events where missed due to the event queue being all;
• and
• a queue empty field adapted to indicate when the signaling queue is empty.

An event manager, comprising:

• an event queue adapted to queue a plurality of event signals;
• a status register adapted to maintain a status of each of the plurality of event signals;
• an event register adapted to read the event queue;
• a queue depth register adapted to indicate a number of event signals received at the event queue;
• a maximum queue depth register adapted to indicate a maximum number of event signals capable of being received at the event queue;
• and
• a partially full register adapted to indicate a fraction of the maximum number of event signals capable of being received at the event queue.

An event manager, comprising:

• an event queuing means adapted to queue a plurality of event signals;
• a status registering means adapted to maintain a status of each of the event signals;
• and
• an event registering means adapted to read the event queue;
• a queue depth registering means adapted to indicate a number of event signals received at the event queuing means;
• a maximum queue depth registering means adapted to indicate a maximum number of event signals capable of being received at the event queuing means;
• and
• a partially full registering means adapted to indicate a fraction of the maximum number of event signals capable of being received at the event queuing means.

A method for processing signaling bit changes for telecommunication transmitted over a global network, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of digital signals in a framer farm, the framer farm including a plurality of framers corresponding the plurality of digital signals, each digital signal including corresponding signaling bits;
• extracting the signaling bits for each framer;
• queuing the signaling bits in a signaling queue;
• generating an event signal responsive to the queuing;
• queuing the event signal in an event queue;
• and
• processing the signaling bits responsive to the event signal.

A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, that, when executed by a computing device, result in:

• receiving a plurality of digital signals in a framer farm, the framer farm including a plurality of framers corresponding the plurality of digital signals, each digital signal including corresponding signaling bits;
• extracting the signaling bits for each framer;
• queuing the signaling bits in a signaling queue;
• generating an event signal responsive to the queuing;
• queuing the event signal in an event queue;
• and
• processing the signaling bits responsive to the event signal.