Patent ID: 6118797
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: H04J

Abstract:
For use with a telecommunication system having a multiplicity M of digital time division multiplex (TDM) communication paths linking a first site with a second site, each TDM communication path having a plurality of N communication channel associated time slots, and wherein a plurality of signaling entities are coupled to said second site, a method for conveying signaling information associated with the operation of any of said plurality of signaling entities from said first site to said second site comprising the steps of:(a) reserving a portion of the available bandwidth of one of said N communication channels for the transport of signaling information;(b) storing information representative of the signaling state of each signaling entity; and(c) in response to new information being stored in step (b) for any signaling entity, transmitting a message containing said new information and the identification of said any signaling entity in said portion of the available bandwidth of said one of said communication channels reserved in step (a).