Patent ID: 6483837
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A communication system for connecting a call having user communications and call signaling comprising:a signaling processor adapted to receive the call signaling, to process the call signaling to select digital signaling requirements and an outgoing connection for the call, and to generate and transmit a first control message identifying the selected digital signaling requirements and a second control message identifying the selected outgoing connection; an interworking system adapted to receive the first control message from the signaling processor, to receive the user communications, and to interwork the user communications between a time division multiplex connection and an asynchronous transfer mode connection, and to apply digital signal processing according to the first control message; and a first asynchronous transfer mode switch adapted to receive the second control message from the signaling processor, to receive and switch the user communications from the asynchronous transfer mode connection from the interworking system to the outgoing connection.