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Video and TELCO network control functionality

US5541917A · kind A · utility

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30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 12, 1994
Grant dateJul 30, 1996
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/13545
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

To efficiently provide a variety of different services, e.g. voice grade telephony, packet data services, and broadband services, through an integrated network, at least some routing functions relating to all of the different types of services are controlled by data stored in a single central controller. Nodes or switching points performing the routing functions for the different types of services recognize certain call processing events as triggers. In response to a trigger, such a switching point will suspend processing of the particular call and obtain routing instructions from the central controller as to how to complete call processing.

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