Dynamic connection set-up in a communication network

US6684251B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Chaoxin Qiu · Austin, US
• Timothy Gene Kelley · Shawnee, US
• Matthew Barrow · Overland Park, US
• Joseph Moore · Wichita, US
• Benjamin J. Ewy · Olathe, US
• Shannon P. Silvus · Penfield, US
• Murat Bog · Fremont, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 25, 2000
• Grant date: Jan 27, 2004
• Expiry date: May 25, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L2012/5638
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A communication network comprises a service layer, layer interface, and network layer to dynamically set-up a connection for a session. The service layer receives and processes a service request for a user system to generate and transfer a connection request. The connection request includes a connection identifier to correlate the connection with the session. The service-to-network layer interface receives and processes the connection request to generate and transfer the signaling messages that include the connection identifier. The network layer receives the signaling messages, and in response, dynamically establishes the connection. The connection is comprised of three segments that are established concurrently by the network layer.