Abstract: The invention comprises a telecommunications signaling processor that processes Signaling System #7 (SS7) telecommunications signaling messages to select Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) virtual connections and provide control messages indicating the selected ATM virtual connections.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 22, 1996
Date of Patent:
February 29, 2000
Assignee:
Sprint Communications Co. L.P.
Inventors:
Joseph Michael Christie, deceased, by Joseph S. Christie, executor, by Jean M. Christie, executrix, William Lyle Wiley, Royal Dean Howell