Patent ID: 6771637
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: H04L,H04M,Y10S

Abstract:
A gateway apparatus, arranged between a circuit switched network and the Internet, executing a connection procedure of a control channel based on a Q.931 protocol, a connection procedure of a control channel based on an H.245 protocol and a connection procedure of a sound channel in order to set a connection on the Internet comprising:a prior connection section executing the connection procedure of the control channel based on the Q.931 protocol before a call setting request is received from the circuit switched network; a call setting section setting the connection corresponding to the call setting request on the Internet by using the control channel based on the Q.931 protocol set by the prior connection section when the call setting request is received from the circuit switched network; a traffic monitor section monitoring traffic volume in the gateway apparatus; and a channel count change section changing the number of control channels based on the Q.931 protocol connected by the prior connection section according to a monitored result of the traffic monitor section.