Abstract: A graphic user interface launcher for providing graphic displays for enabling one or more users to access a telecommunications switching system for any desired purpose, such as to monitor, control or reconfigure the telecommunications switching system. Users may access the telecommunications switching system from any remote location using a standard remote computer having a browser. The remote computer uses the browser and a communications link to access a remote server which contains the application program necessary for a user of the remote computer to remotely access the telecommunications switching system. The remote server then provides a copy of the application program to the remote computer, typically in the form of a Java Applet. The remote computer runs the application program, typically in a stand-alone capacity, and accesses a system manager building block via a second communications link.

Abstract: A method of accessing a resource, where the resource is accessible by a plurality of authorized persons. The method receives a signal representative of a first utterance from a first person, wherein the first utterance represents information. In response to the signal representative of a first utterance from a first person, the method determines with a computer system whether the first person is one of the plurality of authorized persons. The method also receives a signal representative of a first utterance from a second person, where the signal representative of a first utterance from a second person represents the same information as the information represented by the signal representative of a first utterance from the first person. In response to the signal representative of the first utterance from the second person, the method determines with the computer system whether the second person is one of the plurality of authorized persons.

Abstract: A system for selecting one of two or more parallel planes of data is provided. The system includes a first data buffer that is connected to a first data bus that carries a stream of datagrams. The first data buffer receives and stores datagrams from the first data bus. The system also includes a second data buffer that is connected to a second data bus that carries a stream of datagrams. The second data buffer receives and stores datagrams from the second data bus. A selection controller connected to the first data buffer and the second data buffer analyzes the datagrams stored in the first and second data buffers, and selects one of the datagrams to be the primary datagram.

Abstract: A peripheral device isolator (32) is provided which consists of an insulating material (33) having a first conductive area (34) on a top surface and a second conductive area (35) on a bottom surface. A transient voltage suppressor (36) provides an electrical connection between the first conductive area (34) and second conductive area (35) through a first lead (38) and a second lead (40). When the peripheral device isolator (32) is placed between an internal peripheral device (12), having a common logic and chassis ground, and a host frame (10), having a host system frame ground (16), an electrical path for a voltage spike occurring on the internal peripheral device (12) is provided so that the voltage spike can be diverted away from host system logic ground (22) and into host system frame/safety ground (16).

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 programmable call processing system (52) provides a standard call processing process (80) performing call processing according to industry standard call models, at least one database (84, 86) storing call processing data accessible by the set of standard call processing process (80), and at least one customized call logic program (92) for implementing extended subscriber features on the telecommunications switching system (10, 30). Further, an application program interface (56, 94) provides access by the at least one customized call logic program (92) to the at least one call processing database (84, 86) and further interrupting the standard call processing process (80) to execute the customized call logic program (92).

Abstract: A delivery unit for interfacing telecommunications media to a switching matrix. The delivery unit functions are partitioned into a number of application modules. Each application module has a controller that handles control messages. Each controller is built from the same circuitry and operates in the same manner so as to provide a common software platform for originating and terminating control messages within the delivery unit.

Abstract: AIN services include multiple SCP pairs, which can be expanded to meet increased demand. The expansion can occur without cessation in services by migrating records between SCP pairs while maintaining redundancy between the pairs. A centralized GTT maintains the GTTs distributed between multiple subsystems in the AIN system. Synchronization between mate SCPs within a pair occurs at high speed as the subscriber database is split into multiple files, each file having a separate synchronization process.

Abstract: An ISP 10 provides enhanced features compatible with non-AIN switches to allow service providers to provide customers with features such as voice prompting, DTMF number collection, fax on demand and similar features. In one embodiment, the ISP can also be configured as an IP. Enhanced features can be accomplished using the ISP, such as advanced routing of long distance calls based on ANI, authorization codes, type of call, time of day, origination of call and destination of call.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating tracking of issues utilize a series of graphical user interfaces (GUIs). A first GUI has a first plurality of information accepting fields operable to accept information defining the issue from an originator of the issue. In response to entry of said information defining the issue, the information is sent to an assigned party. The assigned party then uses a second GUI including a second plurality of information accepting fields to enter information related to a proposed resolution of the issue. The information related to a proposed resolution of the issue is then forwarded back to the originator to make a determination of whether the proposed resolution is satisfactory.

Abstract: A method of providing a control channel between first and second access terminals in a digital loop carrier, includes forming a pool of channels coupling the first and second terminals wherein each member of the pool can be assigned either to serve as the control channel or as a data channel. A member of the pool is dynamically assigned as the control channel. The control channel can be used to convey information regarding assignment of data channels to handle an incoming or outgoing call.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for performing high speed disk I/O operations on PM data collected from a telecommunications system, including the steps of maintaining predefined tables in RAM, each having rows of logical disk blocks representative of predefined contiguous data locations in disk corresponding to the PM data for components and/or functions of the telecommunications system and one or more monitoring intervals, presenting the tables to a telecommunications application, receiving, from the application, a signal requesting a range of rows from one of the tables on which to operate a read or write, locking, in response to the request, the range of rows at the table level, ensuring that the requested logical disk blocks encompassing the range of rows is in a cache, locking the requested logical disk blocks in cache for a read and/or write operation, performing the read or write operation from the cache, automatically unlocking the requested logical disk blocks, and placing the requested logical disk blocks in

Abstract: A distributed digital cross-connect system (10) is provided. The system includes two or more network interface islands (12) that connect to the telecommunications network. The system (10) also includes one or more distributed services nodes (18). Each distributed services node (18) connects to two or more of the network interface islands (12). The network interface islands (12) can transmit data to each other through the distributed services node (18). An administration system (14) is also connected to each distributed services node (18) and each network interface island (12). The administration system (14) transmits matrix configuration and telecommunications channel routing data to the network interface islands (12) and the distributed services nodes (18).

Abstract: A call logic program (30) is provided that is composed of individual call independent building blocks (10) and grouped call independent building blocks (20). Call independent building blocks (10) provide base functionality in a program and can be grouped and combine to form call logic program (30). Call logic program (30) is parsed upon initialization into a plurality of tokens (42) which are stored in a token collector (44). When needed, an interpreter (46) process the token collector (44) to execute the call logic program (30).

Abstract: According to the teachings of the present invention, a data path interface (16) for receiving an incoming signal (14) and facilitating an interface to a digital signal processor (18) includes a synchronizer (62) for determining a signaling frame in a processed signal received from the digital signal processor (18). The data path interface (16) also includes an idle code detector (76) operable to detect an idle code in the incoming signal (14) by comparing the incoming signal (14) to at least one user-programmable idle code pattern. The data path interface (16) further including a least significant bit detector (78) operable to detect a loss of information in the incoming signal (14) by monitoring the status of the least significant bit of each channel to determine whether that bit is stuck at a particular value.

Abstract: An automatic software release notification system (10) is disclosed that provides for a build generator (12) adapted to conduct a software build procedure and automatically generate a build status. The system also comprises a notification manager (14) that is adapted to automatically determine notification parameters in response to the build status. A communications device (16) is also provided that is adapted to automatically send a notification in response to the notification parameters.

Abstract: A full group privileges access mechanism which provides security protection for a telecommunications switching system which is accessible by users using a computer. The full group privileges access mechanism contains storage files which store information related to authorized users, a system manager building block which is in communication with the computer, a system security manager client building block which is in communication with the system manager building block, and a system security manager server building block which is in communication with the system security manager client building block. The system manager building block in combination with the system security manager client building block and the system security manager server building block are in communication with the storage files which contain information related to the authorized users.

Abstract: A telecommunications network (10) includes a network processor (16) and a plurality of telecommunications switches (12). Each of the plurality of telecommunications switches (12) receives routing recommendations from the network processor (16) based on congestion data supplied by each of the plurality of telecommunications switches (12) to the network processor (16). Congestion data is collected and supplied for each of the plurality of processors (14) within each of the plurality of telecommunications switches (12) within the telecommunications network (10). Each of the plurality of processors (14) routes telecommunications signals within the telecommunications network (10) according to routing recommendations stored in destination node tables (30) as provided by the network processor (16). The network processor (16) continuously updates the routing recommendations within the destination node tables (30) according to changes in congestion states or configuration states of the telecommunications network (10).

Abstract: A system for automatically testing a telecommunications platform comprises an application file and a telecommunications platform (TP) testing program. The application file has at least one data line corresponding to an application resident on the telecommunications platform. The telecommunications platform (TP) testing program is operable to access the application file, to invoke at least one utility program for checking the application, and to compare result information generated by the utility program against the data line of the application file.

Abstract: A telecommunications network (12) includes a digital cross-connect system (10) that receives frame relay information carried in individual DS-0 signals over DS-0 links (14) and/or multiple DS-0 signals over FT-1 links (16). The digital cross-connect system (10) includes a cross-connect matrix (44) that consolidates DS-0 signals into DS-1 signals. The digital cross-connect system (10) further includes a frame groomer (40) that extracts frames from each DS-0 signal for consolidation into a frame groomed consolidated circuit. The frame groomed consolidated circuit is transferred to an edge switch (24) in DS-1 signals through the frame groomer (40) and the cross-connect matrix (44).