Patent ID: 6108705
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
In a system for transferring data in a communication network, comprising network terminals and a transmission backbone, a call set-up server for handling call control, the call set-up server comprising:an access part holding information representing physical equipment in the network, which controls how a call is represented to the network by the physical equipment, and how the call is represented to the physical equipment by the network,a user part holding information representing a user, which selects services based on the user information, independently of the information held in the access part,a central part representing services, which sets up a connection between two parties in the network independently of the information in the access part and the user part, andinterfaces connecting the access part to the user part and the user part to the central part, for permitting interaction between the parts,wherein the call comprises a call portion representing data for transmission between the two parties and a connection portion representing connection points; the connection comprises a route through the communication network that is based on the connection points and that is taken by the data; the call portion and the connection portion are handled separately; and each service comprises a first part that relates to the physical equipment, a second part that relates to the user, and a third part that is independent of the first and second parts.