公开(公告)号：US06496508B1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-17

申请号：US09190074

申请日：1998-11-12

申请人： Simon Daniel Breuckheimer ,  Roy Harold Mauger ,  Julian Frank Barry Cable ,  Stephen Evans ,  Steve Leonard Fagg ,  Sarah Lucy Wright

发明人： Simon Daniel Breuckheimer ,  Roy Harold Mauger ,  Julian Frank Barry Cable ,  Stephen Evans ,  Steve Leonard Fagg ,  Sarah Lucy Wright

IPC分类号： H04L1266

CPC分类号： H04L12/5601

摘要： To segregate functionality and to eliminate redundancy in service logic and associated hardware that together control the interconnection of narrowband trunk circuits (252-256) and broadband virtual channels (258-262) of a mixed node communication system (FIG. 5), a switch fabric (16) has an associated memory (280) that contains a pre-provisioned table of mappings between narrowband trunk circuits (DS-0s) and broadband virtual channel identities. Therefore, to establish an end-to-end connection, the switch fabric (16) searches the pre-provisioned table (280) for an available connection and then performs the necessary cross-connection between the narrowband trunk circuit is (252-256) and the broadband virtual channel (258-262). The mappings principally relate to the narrowband-to-switch fabric interface and, as such, avoid the requirement for UNI signalling translation and negotiation, although the mappings may also include the broadband-to-switch fabric interface.

摘要翻译： 为了分离功能并消除一起控制混合节点通信系统（图5）的窄带中继电路（252-256）和宽带虚拟信道（258-262）的互连的业务逻辑和相关硬件中的冗余， 结构（16）具有相关联的存储器（280），其包含窄带中继电路（DS-0）和宽带虚拟信道标识之间的预先配置的映射表。 因此，为了建立端对端连接，交换结构（16）在预先配置的表（280）中搜索可用的连接，然后在窄带中继电路之间执行必要的交叉连接（252-256） 和宽带虚拟通道（258-262）。 映射主要涉及窄带到交换结构接口，因此避免了对UNI信令转换和协商的要求，尽管映射也可能包括宽带到交换机的Fabric接口。

公开(公告)号：US6061363A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-09

申请号：US980505

申请日：1997-12-01

申请人： Stephen Rhylant Evans ,  Julian Frank Barry Cable ,  Roy Harold Mauger ,  Clive Colin Hayball ,  Simon Daniel Brueckheimer ,  Stephen Leonard Fagg ,  Sarah Lucy Wright

发明人： Stephen Rhylant Evans ,  Julian Frank Barry Cable ,  Roy Harold Mauger ,  Clive Colin Hayball ,  Simon Daniel Brueckheimer ,  Stephen Leonard Fagg ,  Sarah Lucy Wright

IPC分类号： H04L12/56 ,  H04Q11/04 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04J3/16

CPC分类号： H04L49/255 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04L2012/563 ,  H04L2012/5663

摘要： A number of narrow band networks are interconnected via a broad band network having a signalling protocol different from that or those of the narrow band networks. Calls between terminals associated with first and second narrow band networks are set up by the selection by a call server of a phantom trunk between the networks. This phantom trunk is used to relay the addresses of the two terminals to be connected. By recognizing that two connection requests have been received at opposite ends of the same phantom trunk, a processor in the second network determines that a connection between the terminals via the broad band network is required. Selection of the phantom trunk and sending of address messages is effected via a selected one of a number of identical connection brokers coupled to the call server. The workload of the call server is shared among the connection brokers coupled thereto.

摘要翻译： 许多窄带网络通过具有不同于窄带网络的信令协议的宽带网络互连。 通过网络之间的虚拟中继的呼叫服务器的选择来建立与第一和第二窄带网络相关联的终端之间的呼叫。 该虚拟中继线用于中继要连接的两个终端的地址。 通过认识到在相同虚拟中继线的相对端处接收到两个连接请求，第二网络中的处理器确定需要通过宽带网络的终端之间的连接。 选择虚拟中继线和发送地址消息通过耦合到呼叫服务器的多个相同的连接代理器中的所选择的一个来实现。 呼叫服务器的工作负载在与其耦合的连接代理之间共享。

公开(公告)号：US6069947A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-30

申请号：US991272

申请日：1997-12-16

申请人： Stephen Rhylant Evans ,  Julian Frank Barry Cable ,  Stephen Leonard Fagg ,  Sarah Lucy Wright

发明人： Stephen Rhylant Evans ,  Julian Frank Barry Cable ,  Stephen Leonard Fagg ,  Sarah Lucy Wright

IPC分类号： H04L12/56 ,  H04Q3/00 ,  H04Q11/04 ,  H04M3/00

CPC分类号： H04Q3/0025 ,  H04Q11/0435 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04L2012/5626 ,  H04L2012/563 ,  H04L2012/5663

摘要： A connection broker (44), located between lower-level system entities (16, 58, 264) associated with a narrowband-broadband interface (250) and a call server (18) that controls call connection across the narrowband-broadband network, contains a memory (251) that stores connection-related information and protocol converters. The connection broker (44) accesses the protocol converters to interpret control messages received from the call server (18) and, where necessary, transposes messages for the call server into a standardised format for use over a uniform fabric application interface (66). Control messages pertaining to connection paths within the narrowband-broadband network (250) and relayed via the connection broker (44) are appropriately phrased (by the connection-related information and protocol converters) to ensure that meaningful information and instruction is communicated between the call server (18) and the lower-level system entities (16, 58, 264). Use of the protocol converters therefore enables connection attributes and network operation and configuration to be altered and advised in-call by having the connection broker (44) both change connection-related information and communicate any change in network configuration to the call server and lower-level system entities, as appropriate.

摘要翻译： 位于与窄带宽带接口（250）相关联的下级系统实体（16,58,264）和控制跨越窄带宽带网络的呼叫连接的呼叫服务器（18）之间的连接代理（44）包含 存储连接相关信息和协议转换器的存储器（251）。 连接代理（44）访问协议转换器以解释从呼叫服务器（18）接收的控制消息，并且在必要时将用于呼叫服务器的消息转换成用于统一结构应用接口（66）的标准化格式。 控制与窄带宽带网络（250）内的连接路径有关的消息，并通过连接中介（44）进行中继，通过连接相关的信息和协议转换器进行适当的措辞，以确保在呼叫之间传递有意义的信息和指令 服务器（18）和下级系统实体（16,58,264）。 因此，使用协议转换器能够通过使连接代理（44）改变连接相关信息并将网络配置中的任何改变传送到呼叫服务器和下位机，从而使连接属性和网络操作和配置被更改和通知， 级别系统实体。