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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1997
Clive Colin Hayball, Hertfordshire, GB;
Julian Frank Barry Cable, Hertfordshire, GB;
Stephen Rhylant Evans, Hertfordshire, GB;
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, CA;
Abstract
A communication network ( ) comprises a call server ( ) and several fabric control modules ( ) coupled to the call server ( ) through a fabric application interface ( ). The fabric control modules are arranged to control circuit connections ( ) within, for example, a narrowband-broadband interface ( ) in response to the call server. A management agent ( ) coupled to the call server through a dedicated management interface ( ) includes a memory ( ) for storing network configuration information and a processor ( ) arranged to provide the network configuration information to the call server over the dedicated management interface ( ) to affect initial establishment of the fabric application interface ( ). In this way, the fabric application interface ( ) is optimized in relation to available resources and consequently provides a uniform view between the call server and a narrowband-broadband interface ( ).