Patent ID: 6192052
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: H04J,H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A communications system for extending a communications path for a call, wherein the system comprises:a processor that is operational to receive signaling related to the call, to process the signaling to select a first characteristic for the communications path, to generate a first message that incorporates the first characteristic, and to transmit the first message from the processor;an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switch that is operational to receive the communications path, to receive the first message, and to extend the communications path in response to the first message;an ATM multiplexer that is operational to receive the communications path and to extend the communications path to the ATM switch;an ATM connection for the the communications path between the ATM multiplexer and the ATM switch; anda link between the processor and the ATM switch operational to transfer the first message.