Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header
Patent
1997-08-01
2000-08-01
Patel, Ajit
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Switching a message which includes an address header
370398, 370352, H04L 1228, H04L 1256, H04L 1266
Patent
active
06097723&
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for controlling network switches which includes a central network controller node having a call task for booking and executing calls by setting up the switches that interconnect a first terminal and a second terminal and a switch master task for receiving commands to control all of the switches in the network, maintaining status information for all of the switches and distributing requests for particular connections, a switch controller task for converting control commands for a generic switch into commands that control a hardware switch and a codec connected to a port thereof, wherein in response to a client request, the central network controller communicates with the switch controller task to create a generic switch and to convert commands for the generic switch to commands for the switch and the codec so as to permit communication between a digital terminal and an analogue terminal.
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Fielding William S.
Waespe Stephan
International Business Machines - Corporation
Nguyen Brian
Patel Ajit
Rosen Arnold
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