摘要:
A method and system for identifying switch and trunk-group combinations and updating switches, or other components, required to implement a dial plan is provided. The method includes receiving a source network-element identifier and a destination network-element identifier. A range of NPA-NXX codes are received and all available communications pathways between the first network element and the second network element upon which data bound for the one or more NPA-NXX codes can be routed are automatically identified. Profile information associated with the destination network element is retrieved, and, without user intervention, a routing update command is automatically generated that configures the transmitting network element to route data bound for the NPA-NXX codes across the identified communications pathways.
摘要:
A multi-protocol switch that supports both ATM and IP traffic and method for use is presented. The multi-protocol switch associates certain input connections, as identified by virtual path identifier/virtual connection identifier (VPI/VCI), with either IP or ATM traffic. When the connection identifier for a cell received indicates that the cell is an ATM cell, the multi-protocol switch forwards the cell through the switch, where the forwarding is based on the connection identifier for the cell. If the connection identifier for a cell indicates that the cell is IP traffic, the cell is stored with other cells included in the IP packet to which the cells correspond within the ingress line card of the switch. The destination address included in the packet is used to determine a forwarding decision for the cells included in the packet. After at least partial reassembly, the packet is segmented and forwarded through the switch based on the forwarding decision determined from the destination address.