Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.p.

Clemente G Garcia

Stephen A Deschaine

Edward P Traupman

Werner L Heissenhuber

Manouchehr Entezari

Mark J Nietubyc

Shaji A Thomas

Andrew Walding

Paul R Frazier

David E Austin

An integrated multi-services access platform includes a time division multiplex interface coupled to a time division multiplex network, a matrix in communications with the time division multiplex interface, a frame relay groomer coupled to the matrix, an asynchronous transfer mode matrix coupled to the frame relay groomer, and an asynchronous transfer mode interface coupled to a frame relay/asynchronous transfer mode network. The integrated multi-services access platform may further include an integrated element manager, which includes a centralized management system coupled to a time division multiplex operational support system, a frame relay/asynchronous transfer mode network management system interworking unit coupled to at least one frame relay/asynchronous transfer mode network management system, an element management function unit operable for service provisioning, fault management, element and network monitoring, and metric measurements, an element management database having service and network configurations, status, and billing information, a simple network management protocol unit, and at least one application program interface coupled to at least one telecommunications element.

Integrated element manager and integrated multi-services access platform

An interface unit (12) for interfacing a digital loop carrier (16) to a digital cross-connect (14) comprises a control interface (22) coupled between the digital cross-connect (14) and digital loop carrier (16) for conversion and communication of control messages therebetween. A timing interface (32) is further coupled between the digital cross-connect (14) and digital loop carrier (16) for generally synchronizing the operations thereof. Further, a matrix interface (30) is coupled between the digital cross-connect (14) and digital loop carrier (16) for converting data rates and formats of data in the digital cross-connect (14) and digital loop carrier (16), so that network signals received by the digital loop carrier (16) are converted from a first format to a second format and communicated by the matrix interface (30) to the digital cross-connect (14) for cross-connection, and cross-connected data are converted from the second format to the first format and communicated to the digital loop carrier (16).

Digital cross-connect system to digital loop carrier interface unit

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Garland, TX, United States of America

Clemente G Garcia