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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1994
Albert D Baker, Lincroft, NJ (US);
Heribert J Blach, Matawan, NJ (US);
James Chen, Edison, NJ (US);
Ellen L Krischer, Teaneck, NJ (US);
Maria Pashos, Freehold, NJ (US);
Nancy Radics, Matawan, NJ (US);
Lee A Vallone, Locust, NJ (US);
AT&T Corp., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
Full channel service is obtained over a modified ISDN BRI interface by emulating at least one central office (CO) station terminal which provides access to a voice channel over a single DSL for user station terminals whether or not they are ISDN BRI compatible. To this end, an interface is provided for the DSL that emulates an ISDN BRI CO station terminal and acts like a facility to station terminals. More specifically, a plurality of CO station terminals are emulated on a single multi-point passive bus terminating the single DSL. Each of the emulated CO station terminals presents to the CO switching office the appearance of being a CO station terminal. The emulated CO station terminals are configured such that CO features are accessible. Information from the emulated CO station terminals is mapped into existing system structures where such structures are available and compatible with the information from the emulated terminal. New structures have been created so that CO supplementary services can be invoked by the emulated CO station terminals.