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Distributed edge switching system for voice-over-packet multiservice network
Assignee: Cisco Systems Inc
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Filing: 2002-04-15
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Granted: 2007-10-16
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Expires: 2022-04-15
Abstract
Abstract A network device including a plurality of communication interfaces, including a telephone line interface, a computer data interface, and a broadband network interface; a processor; a machine-readable storage medium which during use stores a call processing application and service profiles, and which stores executable instructions to mediate communications between the plurality of communication interfaces, the instructions causing the network device to detect network signaling events or trigger points in a telephone call and invoke the call processing application in response to the detected network signaling events or trigger points, the call processing application operating according to parameters defined in the service profiles.
Inventors
- 👤 Gregory D. Girard
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 05:32
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/42314; H04M3/42136; H04M3/42153; H04M7/00; H04M7/006; H04M7/0066; H04M7/0069; H04M7/12; H04M7/1205; H04M7/1225; H04M7/0093
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A network device comprising: a plurality of communication interfaces, including a telephone line interface, a computer data interface, and a broadband network interface; a processor; a machine-readable storage medium which during use stores a call processing application and service profiles, and which stores executable instructions to mediate communications between the plurality of communication interfaces, the instructions causing the network device to detect network signaling events or trigger points in a telephone call and invoke the call processing application in response to the detected network signaling events or trigger points, the call processing application operating according to parameters defined in the service profiles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A network device comprising: a plurality of communication interfaces, including a telephone line interface, a computer data interface, and a broadband network interface; a processor; a machine-readable storage medium which during use stores a call processing application and service profiles, and which stores executable instructions to mediate communications between the plurality of communication interfaces, the instructions causing the network device to detect network signaling events or trigger points in a telephone call and invoke the call processing application in response to the detected network signaling events or trigger points, the call processing application operating according to parameters defined in the service profiles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The network device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of communication interfaces further includes a video streaming device interface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The network device of claim 1 , wherein the broadband network interface terminates a broadband network link that joins a customer premises to a packet carrier network.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The network device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the network device to route IP data between the computer data interface and the broadband network interface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The network device of claim 1 , wherein the network device is contained in a single physical enclosure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The network device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the network device to provide a SIP user agent to represent a telephone that uses the telephone line interface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The network device of claim 1 , wherein the storage medium during use further stores call routing tables, and the instructions further cause the network device to perform call routing for telephone calls that use the telephone line interface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
The network device of claim 1 , wherein the storage medium during use further stores call routing tables, and the instructions further cause the network device to perform call routing for telephone calls according to the call routing tables, the telephone calls using the telephone line interface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
88 words
A network device comprising; a broadband network interface; a plurality of interfaces, including a telephone line interface and a computer data interface; a processor; and a machine-readable storage medium that stores processor-executable instructions to provide SIP agents, the instructions causing the network device to provide a SIP user agent to represent a non-SIP telephone that uses the telephone line interface, and the instructions further causing the network device to implement a SIP proxy server that mediates all SIP communications over the broadband network interface involving the non-SIP telephone.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
88 words
A network device comprising; a broadband network interface; a plurality of interfaces, including a telephone line interface and a computer data interface; a processor; and a machine-readable storage medium that stores processor-executable instructions to provide SIP agents, the instructions causing the network device to provide a SIP user agent to represent a non-SIP telephone that uses the telephone line interface, and the instructions further causing the network device to implement a SIP proxy server that mediates all SIP communications over the broadband network interface involving the non-SIP telephone.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The network device of claim 9 , wherein the computer data interface passes IP data.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The network device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of interfaces includes a video streaming device interface.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The network device of claim 9 , wherein the network device is contained in a single physical enclosure.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
109 words
A method for establishing a voice-over-packet network architecture, the method comprising: locating a system management platform in a shared packet network, the system management platform collecting call log data front a plurality of network devices; and distributing the plurality of network devices that each include a telephone line interface, a computer data interface, a broadband network interface terminating a link from the shared packet network, a processor, and a machine-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions to control telephone calls, the instructions causing each network device to route telephone calls in a peer-to-peer fashion over the shared packet network and to send call log data to the system management platform.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
109 words
A method for establishing a voice-over-packet network architecture, the method comprising: locating a system management platform in a shared packet network, the system management platform collecting call log data front a plurality of network devices; and distributing the plurality of network devices that each include a telephone line interface, a computer data interface, a broadband network interface terminating a link from the shared packet network, a processor, and a machine-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions to control telephone calls, the instructions causing each network device to route telephone calls in a peer-to-peer fashion over the shared packet network and to send call log data to the system management platform.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein for each device the broadband network interface terminates a link from the shared packet network.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein the routing of telephone calls includes SIP signaling.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein the storage medium further stores processor-executable Instructions to act as an SIP proxy server for devices using the telephone line interface and for devices using the computer data interface.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein the shared packet network uses IP protocols.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein the shared packet network uses ATM protocols.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of network devices each further include a video streaming device interface.
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