Nortel Networks Corporation

Don L Jackson

Robert E Denman

Stewart Hodde Maxwell

Sanjoy K Sen

Paul Boudreaux

Donald V Hanley

Glenn C Morrow

Suvanee Chirachanchai

Enoch K Lee

Because consuming extensive processor resources to directly compress textual messages for transmission in a data communication network is viewed as undesirable, a method of message compression in accordance with the present invention applies simple tokenization to certain fields in a message and then combines at least two of the tokens to produce a compact tokenized message that is up to 30% smaller than the original message. Thereafter, the tokenized message can optionally be compressed further utilizing a standard compression algorithm, such as Lempel-Ziv 1977 (LZ77), to attain a substantial compression ratio. Applying a standard compression scheme, such as LZ77, after tokenization is not as processor-intensive as direct compression of the original message and can decrease the message size by an additional 10%.

Method and system for improving bandwidth availability in a data communication network by tokenizing messages

An improved method and system for providing packet-switched management of switching and handoff functions for a mobile terminal during call setup and user communication phases of a telecommunication session. A radio access network (RAN) including an air-interface base station in communication with the mobile terminal is in communicative contact with a packet-switched core network comprised of a plurality nodes which provide functionality that is equivalent to that of a network of Mobile Switching Centers (MSCs) and Visitor Location Registers (VLRs). A packet-switching backbone network provides communication transport facilities within the core network. Within the core network is a wireless access gateway (WAG) having media channels that provide an interface between the RAN and the core network. An Anchor Packet Gateway (APG) extends the bearer path from the WAG, and hides mobility between WAGs during the user communication phase. A wireless mobility server (WMS) in communicative contact with the WAG and APG serves as a media gateway controller for the WAG and APG, controlling connectivity of the media channels within the WAG and APG. A PSTN Trunking Media Gateway (PTMG) provides connectivity between the core network and the PSTN. A Call Server (CS) in communicative contact with the PTMG and WMS serves as a media gateway controller for the PTMG and WMS, where the WMS presents the appearance of a media gateway to the CS, but in fact functions as a media gateway controller for the WAG and APG. The CS and WMS together present the appearance of a single MSC/VLR to the public cellular or PCS network.

System and method for providing packet-switched telephony

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Don L Jackson