Patent ID: 6687244
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A communications system comprising:a processor configured to receive signaling information associated with a continuous signal, process the signaling information to determine when the continuous signal transfers user information and to determine an identifier for asynchronous communications, transfer and enabling instruction for the identifier if the continuous signal will start transferring the user information, and transfer a disabling instruction for the identifier if the continuous signal will stop transferring the user information; an interworking device coupled to the processor and configured to receive the continuous signal and the enabling instruction, transfer the user information from the continuous signal in the asynchronous communications with the identifier in response to the enabling instruction, receive the disabling instruction, and stop transferring the user information from the continuous signal in the asynchronous communications with the identifier in response to the disabling instruction; and a signal point coupled to the processor and configured to transfer the signaling information to the processor.