Method of using a narrowband server to provide service features to broadband subscribers
US5802045A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/563
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for providing narrowband-related service features to subscribing broadband lines comprises establishing a composite voice path interconnecting a narrowband server and the subscribing broadband line via a broadband switching fabric. Particularly, a call set-up signal is received in a broadband call processor, converted to narrowband signaling format and extended to a designated narrowband server. Responsive to receipt of the call set-up signal, the designated narrowband server establishes a narrowband voice path interconnecting a narrowband network element to a synchronous-asynchronous converter. Subsequently, the broadband call processor establishes a broadband segment interconnecting the subscribing broadband line with the synchronous-asynchronous converter. The broadband segment corresponds to the narrowband voice path to form a composite voice path. The composite voice path is used by the designated narrowband server to provide narrowband-related service features to the subscribing broadband line. After a call in which narrowband-related features may be invoked has been disconnected, the composite voice path is released.
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