Abstract: A method is disclosed for packaging and collecting PM data generated in PM data modules having current and previous data banks as a source of PM data during a monitoring interval, including the steps of receiving a demarcation signal from a system timer indicating the expiration of the monitoring interval, sending a signal, responsive to the demarcation signal, to the PM data modules instructing each of the modules to swap data banks, reading the PM data located in the previous data bank representing the monitoring interval, optionally packaging the PM data into a single byte stream, sending an armed and ready message to a controller, receiving a request for bulk transfer of the PM data, transmitting the PM data in one bulk transfer to the controller, and resetting the system timer for a next monitoring interval.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for processing PM signals to be optionally applied to an accumulator PM data module for further analysis including the steps of monitoring first and second transmission line channels to detect events, generating first and second PM signals in response to the events, receiving the first and second PM signals in first and second delay modules, the first and second delay modules having first and second module values therein, and optionally applying, responsive to the second PM signal, the first module values to the accumulator PM data module so as to acquire PM data for collection, storage and analysis.

Abstract: An enclosure which acts as a heat sink for dissipating heat generated by electronic components within the housing. The outer surface of the enclosure includes numerous cooling fins, preferably on all six faces of the enclosure, to help dissipate heat. The fins are diagonally oriented, rather than vertical or horizontal, to permit them to be effective whether the unit is mounted horizontally or vertically. In addition to dissipating heat, the enclosure is rain tight, EMI-tight and ESD-tight. The inside major surfaces of the enclosure include a number of pins extending inwardly to help increase the surface area for heat transfer into the enclosure material. The pins extend deeply into the interior of the enclosure, and are made shorter only where necessary to avoid large components on the printed circuit card. The spaces between the pins allow convection of the heated air whether the enclosure is vertically or horizontally mounted.

Abstract: A telecommunications network with fully flexibly routing is disclosed. The telecommunications network (100) includes switching systems (112, 114) and a service control system (104) that controls at least one of the switching systems. The service control system (104) includes a routing database (150), a plurality of service logic programs and a routing engine (140). The routing engine (140) receives current feature identifying information and invokes at least one of the service logic programs corresponding to the current feature identifying information. The routing engine (140) accesses the routing database (150) to determine next feature identifying information and invokes at least one of the service logic programs corresponding to the next feature identifying information. The telecommunications network may implement a customized routing scheme without the need to design and deploy customized service logic programs.

Abstract: A telecommunications network includes a client system and a server system. The client system has a service message and a client interface. The service message is of a standard format and operable to define at least one of a platform manager operation requesting information pertaining to the server system, a database operation requesting modification of information pertaining to a service in the server system and a service manager operation requesting administration of the service in the server system. The client interface is operable to transmit the service message to the server system over a network. The server system includes a platform manager, a database subsystem, a service manager and a server interface. The platform manager is operable to store and provide information pertaining to the server system. The database subsystem is operable to store, provision and provide information pertaining to the service. The service manager is operable to administer the service in the server system.

Abstract: A method of operating a speech recognition system. The method loads a speech model from a storage facility into a memory accessible by a processor. This loading step includes two steps. A first of these steps loads process-independent state data representative of a plurality of states of the speech model. A second of these steps loads process-specific state data representative of the plurality of states of the speech model. The speech recognition system then performs a first speech recognition process with the processor by accessing the process-independent state data and a first portion of the process-specific state data. The speech recognition system also performs a second speech recognition process with the processor, where the second process also accesses the process-independent state data but further accesses a second portion of the process-specific state data different than the first portion of the process-specific state data.

Abstract: A high speed signaling network includes a high speed transport virtual circuit network, and a plurality of advanced intelligent network nodes coupled to the high speed transport virtual circuit network via a plurality of high speed links transporting signaling data.

Abstract: A system for controlling a telecommunications component is provided. The system includes a first data format transceiver resource object that contains data related to a first data format transceiver. The first data format transceiver converts data from a first data format to a second data format. The system further includes a second data format transceiver resource object that contains data related to a second data format transceiver. The second data format transceiver converts data from a third data format to the second data format. In addition, the system includes a controller coupled to the first data format transceiver resource object and the second data format transceiver resource object. The controller changes the data of the first data format transceiver resource object and the data of the second data format transceiver resource object.

Abstract: A telecommunications network (10) for providing intelligent network services includes a distributed switching system (19) having a call control computing platform (12) coupled to a digital loop carrier (16), where the digital loop carrier (16) is coupled to a plurality of customer premises equipment (18). A local switch (30) is coupled to the digital loop carrier (16), and at least one service control point (40, 42) is coupled to the call control computing platform (12) and the local switch (30). The at least one service control point (40, 42) contains service definitions and logic of both legacy services and intelligent network services.

Abstract: A method for providing a graphical shelf navigator user interface which provides a combination of graphical displays and menus which enable users to easily and conveniently perform functions on a telecommunications switching system. The graphical shelf navigator displays on a computer a first display which has menus and/or graphics that contain different image portions. The different image portions can be selected by the user, and correspond to the portions of the telecommunications switching system which the user can select to perform functions on. The first display also has menus and/or graphics containing additional image portions which can be selected by the user, and which correspond to the functions that can be performed on the selected portions of the telecommunications switching system.

Abstract: A communications system in a distributed telecommunications switch having a service unit and at least one delivery unit is provided. The system includes a plurality of network controllers residing in the at least one delivery unit, and at least two network controllers residing in the service unit. An administration network is coupled to a first one of the plurality of delivery unit network controllers and to a first one of the two service unit network controllers. The administration network transporting messages having administration information between the service unit and delivery unit. A call processing network is coupled to the remaining of the plurality of delivery unit network controllers and to the second one of the two service unit network controllers. The call processing network transporting messages having call processing information between the service unit and delivery unit.

Abstract: A distributed telecommunications switching system (100) is disclosed. The system includes a controller (140) that generates and transmits a cell stream with a plurality of reserved cells. A first switching subsystem (104) in communication with the controller (140) receives the cell stream and a first plurality of cells. The first switching subsystem (104) identifies the reserved cells in the cell stream and replaces selected ones of the reserved cells with selected ones of the first plurality of cells to produce a modified cell stream. The modified cell stream is transmitted to a second switching subsystem (102).

Abstract: According to the system and method, at least one test script is provided for testing a function of the software application. A testing interface, loaded into the hardware component, is operable to input the test script into the software application. A dispatch may be in communication with the testing interface. The dispatch receives a command from a user and, in response, invokes the input of the test script into the software application using the testing interface.

Abstract: A method of processing transaction capabilities application part information in an intelligent network includes transmitting transaction capabilities application information from a first node in the intelligent network to a second node in the intelligent network and providing a transaction capabilities application part message definition having a plurality of messages and parameters defining a parameter structure for transaction capabilities application part communication. The method also includes accessing the transaction capabilities application part message definition to determine the parameter structure for the provided transaction capabilities application part information and, in response to the content of the transaction capabilities application part information and the parameter structure, executing an executable algorithm operable to process transaction capabilities application part messages having the parameter structure defined by the transaction capabilities application part definition.

Abstract: A data conversion circuit is provided. The data conversion circuit includes a transceiver that can receive a first data channel in a first or second data format and convert it into a second data channel having a third data format. The transceiver can also receive data from the second data channel in the third data format and convert it into the first data channel in the first or second data format. The data conversion circuit includes a bus interface that is connected to the transceiver. The bus interface transfers data between the transceiver and a bus control module. The data conversion circuit also includes an onboard controller interface that is connected to the bus interface. The onboard controller interface transfers data between the transceiver and an onboard controller.

Abstract: A flexible service management system creates, provisions, customizes, and restricts service offerings available on an intelligent network. A service creation environment has a schema query, service screen builder, and logic analyzer that cooperate to create a service screen definition. The service screen definition supports graphical user interfaces that interface with a telephony database. The service screen definition is deployed to a service management system within a service definition package, the service management system interfacing with a telephony database storing telephony data for supporting a service. The service screen definition enables a screen interpreter that can reside on a service management access point to communicate and transact data with the telephony database.

Abstract: A method for configuring software to monitor, generate, acquire, collect, store and analyze Performance Monitoring (PM) data from telecommunication equipment, includes the steps of maintaining a library of product-independent PM data processing modules maintaining product-dependent data relating selected ones of the processing modules with each of a plurality of telecommunication equipment systems, and generating PM software corresponding to one or more of the telecommunication equipment systems by assembling the processing modules in accordance with the product-dependent data.

Abstract: A modular enclosure includes multiple interlocking molded plastic components and panels to form an exterior structure for the enclosure. The exterior structure provides a protective and aesthetic housing which encloses and covers an interior enclosure housing electronic and mechanical equipment. The exterior interlocking components may be fabricated of plastic utilizing rotationally molding techniques to provide a hollow wall design resulting in structural rigidity and strength to the various external parts and components of the enclosure. The modularity of the present enclosure allows for easy replacement of exterior components without affecting operation of the equipment housed inside the enclosure.

Abstract: A method of engineering a service in a telecommunications network includes receiving a service package including a series of items. The items each have a plurality of standard information blocks. A request to engineer the service package is received. In response, at least some of the information blocks for at least some of the items are graphically displayed in an array. The information blocks in the array are arranged by item.

Abstract: A system (10) is provided for processing call information within a telecommunications network. The processing system includes a plurality of functional modules (34-54). Each functional module (34-54) can perform a corresponding function of call processing. A call sequencer module (32) is operable to communicate with each functional module (34-54). The call sequencer module (32) is operable to invoke a particular functional module (34-54) whenever the function of call processing corresponding to that functional module (34-54) is required to be performed.