Patent ID: 7009982

Claim:
An interworking node operatively connectable to a plurality of call control nodes each including switching intelligence and narrowband switching fabric and a plurality of connection control nodes each including broadband switching fabric, said interworking node comprising: means for interworking between said plurality of call control nodes and said plurality of connection control nodes; means for receiving messages from said plurality of call control nodes, each of said messages including an identifier associated with one of said plurality of call control nodes, each of said messages controlling said interworking means; and a plurality of resources for interworking between said plurality of call control nodes and said plurality of connection control nodes, an assigned one of said plurality of resources having said identifier of at least one of said call control nodes associated therewith wherein said assigned resource comprises a logical port for supporting connections between two of said plurality of call control nodes, said logical port having said identifier of said two call control nodes associated therewith.