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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1998
Kurt Amstad, Bülach, CH;
Eugen Rippstein, Aesch, CH;
Siemens Schweiz AG, Zurich, CH;
Abstract
The computer controlled communication system has communication devices (KE , . . . , KEn) and has data devices (DE , . . . , DEn) that are connected to a network server (SR) via a local network (LAN), of which devices at least one communication device (KE , . . . , KEn) and one data device (DE , . . . , DEn) are respectively associated with a user and are functionally coupled in order to fulfill technical communication performance characteristics. Via a technical communication interface subassembly (VBT), the communication devices (KE , . . . , KEn) are connected to the network server (SR), which is connected to an open or private switching center (PBX) via a transit switch (ISDN-A/Q), which network server has a gateway (GW) to couple the local network (LAN) to the communication network (ISDN). In the communication system according to the invention, it is particularly advantageous that the open or private switching center (PBX) is connected to the network server (SR) and consequently to the entire communication system via only one line, e.g. a primary rate connection. Since the data devices or PCs (DE , . . . , DEn) and the communication devices (KE , . . . , KEn) are connected to the network server (SR), the connecting cables can be laid in common conduits, by means of which a lower cost is produced for the networking of the devices (DE, KE). All technical communication data of the computer controlled communication system can be stored up in the network server (SR) and can be called up from it.