POTS/packet bridge

Details POTS/packet bridge POTS/packet bridge

2011-04-19

2011-04-19

Flynn, Nathan (Department: 2468)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Combined circuit switching and packet switching

C370S401000, C370S466000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07929519

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for bridging the POTS network and a packet network, such as the Internet, uses a set of access objects that provide the interfacing and functionality for exchanging address and payload information with the packet network, and for exchanging payload information with the payload subnetwork and signaling information with the signaling subnetwork of the POTS network. The system includes a communications management object that coordinates the transfer of information between the POTS network and the packet network; a payload object that transfers payload information between the system and the payload subnetwork of the first communications network; a signaling object that transfers signaling information between the system and the signaling subnetwork of the first communications network in accordance with a signaling protocol associated with the signaling subnetwork; and a packet object that transfers payload and address information between the system and the second communications network in accordance with a communications protocol associated with the second communications network. An alternative embodiment uses a plurality of payload, signaling and packet objects to provide a scalable system.

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