Patent ID: 6490284
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
In a telecommunications network, a method for setting up and maintaining an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) connection comprising the steps of:detecting an identification code associated with call control signaling information, wherein the call control signaling information is formatted in accordance with a first telecommunications signaling protocol; transferring the identification code to a second telecommunications signaling protocol, wherein the second telecommunications signaling protocol is an ATM adaptation layer type 2 (AAL2) signaling protocol, and wherein the AAL2 signaling protocol is associated with the formatting of AAL2 bearer control signaling information; transporting the call control signaling information and the identification code from a source node in the telecommunications network to a destination node in the telecommunications network in accordance with the first telecommunications signaling protocol; transporting the AAL2 bearer control signaling information and the identification code from the source node to the destination node in accordance with the second telecommunications signaling protocol; at the destination node, binding the call control signaling information to the AAL2 bearer control signaling information as a function of the identification code; and setting up the ATM connection as a function of the call control signaling information and the AAL2 bearer control signaling information.