Patent ID: 6175576
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method for facilitating communication among signaling capable telecommunication systems through an enhanced service platform (ESP) having a designated number, the method comprising the steps of:communicating between an ESP and an ESP customer terminal;determining whether said ESP customer terminal has voiceband and signaling capabilities;establishing a handshake between said ESP and said ESP customer terminal when said ESP customer terminal is a voiceband modem and does not have signaling capability;establishing a handshake between said ESP and said ESP customer terminal when said ESP customer terminal is not a voiceband modem and does not have a D-channel;communicating between said ESP and a destination terminal;determining whether said destination terminal has a D-channel and is signaling capable;establishing a handshake between said ESP and said destination terminal when said destination terminal does not have a D-channel and does not have signaling capability;establishing an out-of-band signaling channel when said destination terminal does not have a D-channel and has signaling capability; andestablishing a highest rate channel between said ESP customer terminal and said destination terminal based upon a correlation of said capabilities, through said channel.