Abstract: A programmable network services node system for providing call services to subscribers, the system having a control processing module, a communications resource module having a network interface which may be connected to an external network, a digital signal processing resource module having a circuit network which may be connected to an external circuit switch network, a switching resource module and an access processing module. The control processing module can provide platform processing control of the system and can also process received services programming instructions and the communications resource module can perform call processing. The switching resource module can provide switching controls within the system and the access processing module can provide access processing control within the system. The system may also have a meshed network which is populated by the communications resource module(s) and the digital signal processing resource module(s).