Nortel Networks Corporation

Northern Telecom Limited

Allen Foster Eddisford

Peter Arnold Giese

Gibson D Ritenour

Cho L Wong

George Gara

Harry E Lewis

A service capable telecommunications network permits a communications network user, user agent or another network simplified access to network communication services, based on a clear separation of transported payload information, network-based communications enhancing and enabling services, and physical network transport. Functions, functional layers and coupling of both functions and functional layers enable a simplified choice of, and access to, communication services to meet user requirements.

Service capable network

The present invention provides a method of establishing Carrier Independent Network Services (CINS) wherein feature and voice information are decoupled such that feature information is transmitted on a signalling link established on private and/or public facilities, but voice information is transmitted over a public network when calls overflow, thereby permitting the terminating node to identify the incoming call and associate feature information provided by the originating node.

Carrier independent network services

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Stittsville, Canada

Allen Foster Eddisford