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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1998
Jari Arkko, Kauniainen, FI;
Ralf Brunberg, Espoo, FI;
Mika Korpela, Vaasa, FI;
Harri Toivanen, Kirkkonummi, FI;
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method and apparatus enables a Network Access Server in association with a telecommunications switch to route incoming calls only to devices that have an actual connection to the Internet. A set of devices, RPG-Is, reformat incoming data from subscribers to a desired Internet Protocol. Initially, the expected network topology is recorded in memory for later comparison. During operation, each RPG-I attempts to detect the presence of every other expected RPG-I. If the presence of another RPG-I is not detected within a predetermined threshold period, then an alarm is issued. Error alarms are forwarded to application logic of the telecommunications switch so that the switch can avoid connecting a subscriber's call to an inoperable RPG-I. An alarm can also be forwarded to a network operator's terminal.