Patent ID: 6208639
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A communication system comprising:exchanging means including communication circuits each of which includes a communication highway having channels;a computer network connected to said exchange means, and connecting plural computer terminals wherein at least one of said computer terminals further comprises communicating means for transmitting and receiving control data and communication data with said exchange means through the computer network; andconverting means connected between said computer network and said communication highway wherein said converting means further comprises format converting means for converting a format of transmitted data between said computer network and said communication highway;exchange control means further comprisinga first table indicating a relation between a computer network address assigned to respective one of said plural computer terminals and said converting means to which said computer terminal is connected through said computer network;a second table indicating a relation between converting means and the communication highway connected to said converting means; andmeans for performing exchange control relating to said computer terminal based on said first and second tables.