Patent ID: 6055232
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A telecommunications network for providing intelligent network services, comprising:a distributed switching system having a call control computing platform coupled to a digital loop carrier, the digital loop carrier being coupled to a plurality of telephone service subscribers;a local switch being coupled to the digital loop carrier; andat least one service control point being coupled to the call control computing platform and the local switch, the at least one service control point containing service definitions and logic of legacy services and intelligent network services, wherein the call control computing platform is operable to determine whether an incoming call is a legacy call or an intelligent network call capable of being routed by the local switch or an intelligent network call not supported by the local switch, the call control computing platform operable to forward the supported legacy or intelligent network call to the local switch for processing, the call control computing platform operable to forward the unsupported intelligent network call to a delivery unit in the distributed switching system for processing.