Telephone call routing and switching techniques for data communications

    公开(公告)号:US5841842A

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-24

    申请号:US662686

    申请日:1996-06-13

    IPC分类号: H04L12/46 H04M11/06 H04M11/00

    摘要: A method of processing incoming digital telephone calls from remotely located call originators which are destined for receipt by a host computer system. The host computer system is linked to the telephone network by a network access server. The call originators may be any type of data terminal, such as a personal computer or a credit card swipe, which is connected to a modem. The network access server extracts control signals imparted onto the telephone line and correlates the control signals with particular communications, routing or applications protocols identified with the call originators. The modem in the network access server which answers the call is configured during the call connect process and placed in a compatible format for the communications protocol of the incoming call. This dynamic custom configuration of the modem reduces the overall telephone call connection and processing time. The control signals may also be used by network access server for customized call routing or by the network access server or host computer system to run specialized application programs. The method is particularly suitable for use by large enterprises handling a high volume of incoming calls in which data is transmitted to the host computer system according to a variety of different communications protocols, or where the implementation of different routing paths or applications programs is desireable according to the identity or classification of the call originator.

    Telephone call routing and switching techniques for data communications
    4.
    发明授权
    Telephone call routing and switching techniques for data communications 失效
    用于数据通信的电话呼叫路由和交换技术

    公开(公告)号:US5761281A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-02

    申请号:US688403

    申请日:1996-07-30

    IPC分类号: H04L12/46 H04M11/06 H04M11/00

    摘要: A method of processing incoming digital telephone calls from remotely located call originators which are destined for receipt by a host computer system. The host computer system is linked to the telephone network by a network access server. The call originators may be any type of data terminal, such as a personal computer or a credit card swipe, which is connected to a modem. The network access server extracts control signals imparted onto the telephone line and correlates the control signals with particular communications, routing or applications protocols identified with the call originators. The modem in the network access server which answers the call is configured during the call connect process and placed in a compatible format for the communications protocol of the incoming call. This dynamic custom configuration of the modem reduces the overall telephone call connection and processing time. The control signals may also be used by network access server for customized call routing or by the network access server or host computer system to run specialized application programs. The method is particularly suitable for use by large enterprises handling a high volume of incoming calls in which data is transmitted to the host computer system according to a variety of different communications protocols, or where the implementation of different routing paths or applications programs is desirable according to the identity or classification of the call originator.

    摘要翻译: 一种处理来自远程呼叫发起者的来电数字电话呼叫的方法,该呼叫发起者将要由主机系统接收。 主机系统通过网络接入服务器连接到电话网络。 呼叫始发者可以是连接到调制解调器的任何类型的数据终端,例如个人计算机或信用卡刷卡。 网络接入服务器提取给予电话线路的控制信号,并将控制信号与由呼叫发起者标识的特定通信,路由或应用协议相关联。 在呼叫连接过程中配置了应答呼叫的网络接入服务器中的调制解调器,并将其配置为与来电通信协议兼容的格式。 调制解调器的动态定制配置降低了整体电话呼叫连接和处理时间。 控制信号也可以由网络接入服务器用于定制呼叫路由,或由网络接入服务器或主机计算机系统运行专用应用程序。 该方法特别适用于处理大量来电的大型企业,其中根据各种不同的通信协议将数据传输到主机系统,或者根据不同的路由路径或应用程序的实现需要根据 呼叫发起人的身份或分类。

    Telephone call routing and switching techniques for data communications
    5.
    发明授权
    Telephone call routing and switching techniques for data communications 失效
    用于数据通信的电话呼叫路由和交换技术

    公开(公告)号:US5577105A

    公开(公告)日:1996-11-19

    申请号:US212515

    申请日:1994-03-11

    IPC分类号: H04L12/46 H04M11/06 H04M11/00

    摘要: A method of processing incoming digital telephone calls from remotely located call originators which are destined for receipt by a host computer system. The host computer system is linked to the telephone network by a network access server. The call originators may be any type of data terminal, such as a personal computer or a credit card swipe, which is connected to a modem. The network access server extracts control signals imparted onto the telephone line and correlates the control signals with particular communications, routing or applications protocols identified with the call originators. The modem in the network access server which answers the call is configured during the call connect process and placed in a compatible format for the communications protocol of the incoming call. This dynamic custom configuration of the modem reduces the overall telephone call connection and processing time. The control signals may also be used by network access server for customized call routing or by the network access server or host computer system to run specialized application programs. The method is particularly suitable for use by large enterprises handling a high volume of incoming calls in which data is transmitted to the host computer system according to a variety of different communications protocols, or where the implementation of different routing paths or applications programs is desireable according to the identity or classification of the call originator.

    摘要翻译: 一种处理来自远程呼叫发起者的来电数字电话呼叫的方法,该呼叫发起者将要由主机系统接收。 主机系统通过网络接入服务器连接到电话网络。 呼叫始发者可以是连接到调制解调器的任何类型的数据终端,例如个人计算机或信用卡刷卡。 网络接入服务器提取给予电话线路的控制信号,并将控制信号与由呼叫发起者标识的特定通信,路由或应用协议相关联。 在呼叫连接过程中配置了应答呼叫的网络接入服务器中的调制解调器,并将其配置为与来电通信协议兼容的格式。 调制解调器的动态定制配置降低了整体电话呼叫连接和处理时间。 控制信号也可以由网络接入服务器用于定制呼叫路由,或由网络接入服务器或主机计算机系统运行专用应用程序。 该方法特别适用于处理大量来电的大型企业,其中根据各种不同的通信协议将数据传输到主机系统,或者根据不同的路由路径或应用程序的实现需要根据 呼叫发起人的身份或分类。

    Communication access chassis with general purpose computing platform
    6.
    发明授权
    Communication access chassis with general purpose computing platform 失效
    通讯接口机箱配有通用计算平台

    公开(公告)号:US06678284B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-01-13

    申请号:US09844174

    申请日:2001-04-25

    IPC分类号: H04L1228

    摘要: A communication access chassis having a general purpose computing platform provides communication access between remote users and computer network via the public telephone network. The general purpose computing platform is connected to an internal chassis bus complex transmitting incoming calls between a telephone line interface and a signal conversion system and between the signal conversion system and a local area network interface. The computing platform has a conventional microprocessor and local or peripheral memory storage devices and implements a commercially available open network operating system such as Windows NT™. By virtue of the ability of the general purpose computing platform to run network server programs locally, i.e., in the communication chassis, server functionality that has been provided only by remote computers on a local area network in the prior art is incorporated into the communications chassis itself, providing for improved network management, increased network security and reduced access and processing time, all in a manner transparent to the remote user.

    摘要翻译: 具有通用计算平台的通信接入机箱通过公共电话网络提供远程用户与计算机网络之间的通信接入。 通用计算平台连接到内部机箱总线复合体,用于在电话线路接口和信号转换系统之间以及信号转换系统与局域网接口之间传输呼叫。 计算平台具有传统的微处理器和本地或外围存储器存储设备,并且实现了市售的开放式网络操作系统,例如Windows NT TM。 由于通用计算平台本地运行网络服务器程序的能力,即在通信机箱中,现有技术中仅由局域网上的远程计算机提供的服务器功能被并入通信机箱 本身提供改进的网络管理,增加网络安全性并减少访问和处理时间,这些都以对远程用户透明的方式。

    Communication access chassis with general purpose computing platform
    7.
    发明授权
    Communication access chassis with general purpose computing platform 失效
    通讯接口机箱配有通用计算平台

    公开(公告)号:US06249527B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-06-19

    申请号:US08813173

    申请日:1997-03-07

    IPC分类号: H04J322

    摘要: A communication access chassis having a general purpose computing platform provides communication access between remote users and computer network via the public telephone network. The general purpose computing platform is connected to an internal chassis bus complex transmitting incoming calls between a telephone line interface and a signal conversion system and between the signal conversion system and a local area network interface. The computing platform has a conventional microprocessor and local or peripheral memory storage devices and implements a commercially available open network operating system such as Windows NT™. By virtue of the ability of the general purpose computing platform to run network server programs locally, i.e., in the communication chassis, server functionality that has been provided only by remote computers on a local area network in the prior art is incorporated into the communications chassis itself, providing for improved network management, increased network security and reduced access and processing time, all in a manner transparent to the remote user.

    摘要翻译: 具有通用计算平台的通信接入机箱通过公共电话网络提供远程用户与计算机网络之间的通信接入。 通用计算平台连接到内部机箱总线复合体,用于在电话线路接口和信号转换系统之间以及信号转换系统与局域网接口之间传输呼叫。 计算平台具有传统的微处理器和本地或外围存储器存储设备,并且实现了市售的开放式网络操作系统,例如Windows NT TM。 由于通用计算平台本地运行网络服务器程序的能力,即在通信机箱中,现有技术中仅由局域网上的远程计算机提供的服务器功能被并入通信机箱 本身提供改进的网络管理,增加网络安全性并减少访问和处理时间,这些都以对远程用户透明的方式。

    Communication access system with distributed processing
    8.
    发明授权
    Communication access system with distributed processing 失效
    具有分布式处理的通信接入系统

    公开(公告)号:US6009101A

    公开(公告)日:1999-12-28

    申请号:US36462

    申请日:1998-03-06

    IPC分类号: H04J3/02

    摘要: A method and apparatus for distributing protocol processing among a plurality of computing platforms. Data communications equipment such as Remote Access Devices, Communication Servers, Terminal Servers, and Dial-up Routers provide single user or large-scale multiple user communication access to various computing environments. The equipment costs and performance of levels of providing such access equipment is related to the amount of CPU processing capability and memory required to support the desired number of serial communication links. It is common to use protocols that terminate in their entirely in the same processing machine. This invention encompasses methods developed to increase the cost/performance capabilities of the communication equipment that supports these serial links, primarily by means of distributing the protocol processing across multiple computing platforms, including devices such as modems.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在多个计算平台之间分配协议处理的方法和装置。 诸如远程访问设备,通信服务器,终端服务器和拨号路由器之类的数据通信设备提供对各种计算环境的单用户或大规模多用户通信访问。 提供这种接入设备的设备成本和级别的性能与支持所需数量的串行通信链路所需的CPU处理能力和存储器的数量有关。 通常使用终止于其完全在同一加工机器中的协议。 本发明包括为提高支持这些串行链路的通信设备的成本/性能能力而开发的方法,主要是通过跨多个计算平台(包括诸如调制解调器)的设备分配协议处理。

    Coordination and control of data streams that terminate at different
termination units
    9.
    发明授权
    Coordination and control of data streams that terminate at different termination units 失效
    协调和控制在不同终端单元终止的数据流

    公开(公告)号:US5878040A

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-02

    申请号:US918817

    申请日:1997-08-26

    IPC分类号: H04L29/06 H04J3/12 H04J3/24

    摘要: A method for coordinating and controlling multiple data streams representing a data transmission session that terminate in different termination units (such as network access servers). The data streams are transmitted over two or more links, collectively forming a "bundle". The termination units are linked together preferably over a local area network. One of the termination units that receives a data stream is designated as the termination unit to receive and reconstruct the call. The designated termination unit is the "owner" of the bundle. The termination unit broadcasts an advertisement consisting of a bundle mapping update packet software structure with an identification header to alert the other termination units that it is to reconstruct the call. The identification header in the advertisement notifies the other termination units that if they should receive a portion of the data stream in the bundle, they should forward their packets of data to the designated termination unit. The sharing of bundle information between the termination units gives a great deal of flexibility in the design and type of termination units that may be employed.

    摘要翻译: 用于协调和控制表示以不同终端单元(例如网络接入服务器)终止的数据传输会话的多个数据流的方法。 数据流通过两个或多个链路传输,共同形成“捆绑”。 终端单元优选地通过局域网连接在一起。 接收数据流的终端单元之一被指定为接收和重构呼叫的终止单元。 指定的终端单元是捆绑的“所有者”。 终端单元广播包括具有标识头的分组映射更新分组软件结构的广告,以向其他终端单元通知其将重建呼叫。 广告中的识别标头通知其他终端单元,如果它们应该接收到包中的数据流的一部分,则它们应将其数据包转发到指定的终端单元。 终端单元之间的捆绑信息的共享在可以使用的终端单元的设计和类型方面给出了很大的灵活性。

    Distributed processing of high level protocols, in a network access server
    10.
    发明授权
    Distributed processing of high level protocols, in a network access server 失效
    分布式处理高级协议,在网络接入服务器中

    公开(公告)号:US06304574B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-16

    申请号:US08970834

    申请日:1997-11-14

    IPC分类号: H04L1266

    摘要: A method and apparatus for distributing protocol processing among a plurality of computing platforms. Data communications equipment such as Remote Access Devices, Communication Servers, Terminal Servers, and Dial-up Routers provide single user or large-scale multiple user communication access to various computing environments. The equipment costs and performance of such access equipment is related to the amount of CPU processing capability and memory required to support the desired number of serial communication links. It is common to use protocols that terminate in their entirely in the same processing machine. This invention encompasses methods developed to increase the cost/performance capabilities of the communication equipment that supports these serial links, primarily by means of distributing the protocol processing for higher level protocols across multiple computing platforms, including devices such as modems. Examples of such higher level protocols include PPP, SLIP and RTP.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在多个计算平台之间分配协议处理的方法和装置。 诸如远程访问设备,通信服务器,终端服务器和拨号路由器之类的数据通信设备提供对各种计算环境的单用户或大规模多用户通信访问。 这种接入设备的设备成本和性能与支持所需数量的串行通信链路所需的CPU处理能力和内存量相关。 通常使用终止于其完全在同一加工机器中的协议。 本发明包括为了增加支持这些串行链路的通信设备的成本/性能能力而开发的方法,主要是通过在多个计算平台(包括诸如调制解调器)之类的多个计算平台上分配用于较高级协议的协议处理。 这种更高级协议的示例包括PPP,SLIP和RTP。