Patent ID: 6240086
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A telecommunications gateway for interfacing telecommunications traffic, the traffic comprising a plurality of signaling protocols, between a time division multiplexed (TDM) network and a packet switched network, the telecommunications gateway comprising:a time slot interchanger connected to the TDM network for handling traffic from the TDM network;a plurality of digital signal processors (DSP) connected to the time slot interchanger for handling TDM traffic routed according to allocation of time slots by the time slot interchanger and for converting TDM traffic into packets for transport via the packet switched network and converting packet traffic from the packet switched network for transport via the TDM network; anda microprocessor operating according to software instructions to control time slot allocation by the time slot interchanger and to control operation of the DSPs;wherein the microprocessor downloads a respective software module to each of the plurality of DSPs to enable the DSPs to each handle telecommunications traffic according to one of the plurality of different signaling protocols, all channels of each of the plurality of DSPs handling only telecommunications traffic corresponding to a single one of the plurality of different signaling protocols and;wherein the allocation of software to said DSP is determined based upon the need for DSP channels capable of translating said incoming signaling protocol; andwherein said time slot allocations are controlled on the basis of matching signaling protocol to the DSP allocated to translate said signaling protocol.