Patent ID: 6333930
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: H04J,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of communicating telecommunications information, comprising:interconnecting at least one communication channel of a first bus with at least one of a plurality of communication circuits;communicating signals from the at least one of the plurality of communication circuits to the at least one communication channel of the first bus;sending and receiving data and service requests over at least one overhead channel of the first bus that is in addition to the at least one communication channel of the first bus;interconnecting at least one communication channel of a second bus with the at least one of the plurality of communication circuits, each of the first and second buses having a capacity of a predetermined number of communication channels;communicating the signals from the at least one of the plurality of communication circuits to the first bus and to the at least one communication channel of the second bus to handle excess capacity beyond a capability of the first bus.