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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1999
Johan Pirot, Tremelo, BE;
Marc Jadoul, Beveren, BE;
Rombaut J. Roscam, Boortmeerbeek, BE;
Peter J. O'connell, Heath, TX (US);
Thomas C. Mcdermott, Plano, TX (US);
Johan Pirot, Tremelo, BE;
Marc Jadoul, Beveren, BE;
Rombaut J. Roscam, Boortmeerbeek, BE;
Peter J. O'Connell, Heath, TX (US);
Thomas C. McDermott, Plano, TX (US);
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A system of controlling and managing voice and data services in a telecommunications network includes a media gateway interface coupled to a plurality of diverse voice and data media gateways operating under diverse protocols in the telecommunications network, the media gateway interface being operable to communicate service logic with the media gateways. A media gateway controller is in communications with the media gateway interface and media gateways and carries out service logic for a voice or data service according to input received from the media gateways. The system also includes a service management subsystem in communications with the media gateway controller and being operable to provision services with customers and provide service management tools for managing the services, and a service creation subsystem in communications with the service management subsystem and being operable to provide service creation tools for creating the service logic of the services. A customer care subsystem in communications with the service management subsystem is provided for generating billing records and customer invoices for the voice and data services.