公开(公告)号：EP1046252A1

公开(公告)日：2000-10-25

申请号：EP99901346.9

申请日：1999-01-06

申请人： MCI Worldcom, Inc.

发明人： SHERMAN, Frederick, A. ,  DENDI, Ranga, R. ,  MORGAN, Timothy, A. ,  LEONARD, Robert, Gary ,  BOND, Duke

IPC分类号： H04J3/16 ,  H04Q11/00

CPC分类号： H04Q3/0062 ,  H04L69/08 ,  H04L69/325

摘要： A resource manager (560) for managing the resources of a virtual bearer channel platform (250). The platform includes transaction processing units TPUs (161-164). Each TPU processes service requests transmitted by a caller or transmits service requests to a destination called party. The platform (250) has a distribution network that interfaces with the TPUs and acts as a shared bus between the TPUs. The platform receives and transmits communications with a communications network over bearer channels of a high bandwidth pipe (215). A cross-connecting controller (510) multiplexes the signals coming into the platform over the bearer channels onto the distribution network (540), and also demultiplexes signals going out over the bearer channels from the distribution network. The resource manager (560) provides a centralized control for the allocation of bandwidth to the transaction processing units (161-164). It allocates available bearer channels for the connections with the communications network, and also allocates available time slots in the distribution network to the TPUs. The resource manager (560) updates the status of the distribution network in real time, responding to the platform communication needs adaptively.

公开(公告)号：EP1058986A2

公开(公告)日：2000-12-13

申请号：EP99901306.3

申请日：1999-01-06

申请人： MCI Worldcom, Inc.

发明人： DENDI, Ranga, R. ,  SHERMAN, Frederick, A. ,  MORGAN, Timothy, A. ,  LEONARD, Robert, Gary ,  BOND, Duke

IPC分类号： H04L12/46

CPC分类号： H04Q3/0025 ,  H04J2203/0041 ,  H04J2203/0042 ,  H04L2012/563 ,  H04Q11/0478

摘要： A programmable gateway for processing protocol conversion for a virtual bearer channel platform (250). The platform includes a plurality of transaction processing units (TPUs) (525, 535). Each TPU (525, 535) processes service requests transmitted by a caller or transmits service requests to a destination called party. The platform has a distribution network (540) that interfaces with the TPUs (525, 535) and acts as a shared bus between the TPSs (525, 535). The platform (250) receives and transmits communications with a communications network over bearer channels (215) of a high bandwidth pipe. A cross-connecting controller (510) multiplexes the signals coming into the platform (250) over the bearer channels (215) onto the distribution network (540), and also demultiplexes signals going out over the bearer channels (215) from the distribution network. A resource manager (560) provides a centralized control for the allocation of bandwidth to the transaction processing units (525, 535). The resource manager (560) allocates available bearer channels (215) for the connections with the communications network, (525, 535) and also allocates available time slots in the distribution network (540) to the TPUs (525, 535).

公开(公告)号：EP1046250A1

公开(公告)日：2000-10-25

申请号：EP99902073.8

申请日：1999-01-06

申请人： MCI Worldcom, Inc.

发明人： SHERMAN, Frederick, A. ,  DENDI, Ranga, R. ,  MORGAN, Timothy, A. ,  LEONARD, Robert, Gary ,  BOND, Duke

IPC分类号： H04J1/00 ,  H04J3/00 ,  H04J3/12 ,  H04M1/24 ,  H04M3/00 ,  H04M3/42

CPC分类号： H04J3/1611 ,  H04M7/006

摘要： A virtual bearer channel platform (150) includes a plurality of transaction processing units (161-164). Each transaction processing unit processes one or more service requests received as a call on a bearer channel. The call data is distributed to individual transaction processing units using a high-speed network such as a SONET-type network (215). In one embodiment, the standard SONET format is modified to eliminate fields which contain data of no significance to the present environment. In another embodiment, the standard SONET format, itself, is used. The platform includes a resource manager for allocating the newly received calls to individual transaction processing units. The resource manager (560) sets up outbound calls when requested by a transaction processing unit. A gateway interfaces (550) with the resource manager and the external communication network for assisting in call setup in both inbound and outbound directions.