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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1998
Desne Jean Rose, St Albans, GB;
Roy Harold Mauger, Radlett, GB;
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, CA;
Abstract
Interconnection of a multimedia terminal ( ) of a narrowband, LAN-type network ( ) to an exchange ( ) and thence to an end-point ( ) is orchestrated through an intermediate network ( ), as shown in FIG. . A route ( ) to the exchange ( ) is initially established by a call handler ( ) in responsive to a called party number of the end-point, before a connection supervisor ( ), coupled to the call handler ( ), sets up a control channel across the intermediate network ( ). The control channel supports the communication of control messages between the multimedia terminal ( ) and the end-point ( ), which control messages are intercepted and interpreted by the connection supervisor ( ). The connection supervisor ( ) then establishes media paths through the intermediate network ( ) dependent upon types of control message sent across the control channel, which media paths are used to transfer traffic components across the intermediate network.