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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2003
Tina Lee Hinch, Naperville, IL (US);
Mann-yi Hsieh, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Chung-you Patrick Liu, Naperville, IL (US);
Anthony Murphy Scafidi, Northfield, IL (US);
Charles Arthur Witschorik, Naperville, IL (US);
James Wu, Naperville, IL (US);
Tina Lee Hinch, Naperville, IL (US);
Mann-Yi Hsieh, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Chung-You Patrick Liu, Naperville, IL (US);
Anthony Murphy Scafidi, Northfield, IL (US);
Charles Arthur Witschorik, Naperville, IL (US);
James Wu, Naperville, IL (US);
Lucent Technologies, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for interfacing packet and circuit telephony operations in a distributed telecommunications network. Initially, one or more digital circuit switches can be associated with the distributed telecommunications network. Thereafter, one or more network transmission elements within the distributed telecommunications network can be connected to one or more of the digital circuit switches. One or more broadband switches can then be associated with one or more of the network transmission elements, such that the broadband switches thereof interface with network transmission elements and the digital circuit switches to coordinate combined circuit and packet signaling, routing and calling processing services among varying terminals of the distributed telecommunications network.