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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2001
Wesley R. Erhart, McKinney, TX (US);
Christopher L. Welch, Murphy, TX (US);
Paul H. Boudreaux, Garland, TX (US);
Wesley R. Erhart, McKinney, TX (US);
Christopher L. Welch, Murphy, TX (US);
Paul H. Boudreaux, Garland, TX (US);
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, CA;
Abstract
A system and method for controlling media gateways that interconnect disparate networks is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises receiving a request for a circuit service call channel, the request comprising information identifying a media gateway selected out of a plurality of media gateways, the selected media gateway having a TDM circuit selected out of a plurality of TDM circuits associated with it; selecting an ATM VCC from a plurality of ATM VCCs associated only with the selected media gateway; and transmitting an Establish Request to a Q.2630 module of a signaling gateway.