Patents Assigned to Alcatel USA Sourcing L.P.
  • Handling of telecommunications signals passed between elements of a telecommunications network
    Patent number: 6181710
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for handling telecommunications signals passed between a first and second element of a telecommunications network, the first element having an interface for transmitting and receiving signals in a first protocol, and the second element having an interface for transmitting and receiving signals in a second protocol. The system of the present invention comprises a first interface unit for receiving a first telecommunications signal transmitted in one of said first and second protocols between said first and second elements, the first interface unit being arranged to separate traffic bearing channels from non-traffic bearing channels within the first telecommunications signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Ian L. Cooper, Jonathan A. Thompson, Martin Lysejko, Joemanne Chi Cheung Yeung, Andrew M. Walding, Guy A. Cooper
  • Service management system for an advanced intelligent network
    Patent number: 6178438
    Abstract: An service management system for an advanced intelligent network includes a plurality of gateways in communications with a plurality of network nodes and service clients which may issue service requests. The service requests are received by the gateways, which convert the service requests to orders having a predetermined format containing the service requests. An order distribution server in communication with the plurality of gateways receives and distributes the orders. A plurality of management programs receive the orders from the order distribution server and execute the service requests contained in the orders. Responses may be generated by the management programs and sent to the order distribution server for delivery to the network nodes and service clients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: David A. Tschirhart, Keith F. Deacon, Marc Gauthier
  • System and method of making software product deliverables
    Patent number: 6178546
    Abstract: A method of making software product deliverables includes reading a description file having descriptions of items to be built, packaged, and/or installed, identifying the items, and then generating a build script to build the items described in the description file. An inventory of the items to be built and their respective locations in a build area is generated as well as a packaging list of the items to be included in each package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventor: Kurt A. McIntyre
  • ANI based routing
    Patent number: 6175618
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Tasvir Shah, Lynn C. Daniel, Hu Shen, Comandur S. Kannan
  • Telecommunications switch, multichannel facility datalink processor and method
    Patent number: 6172975
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention is a multichannel facility datalink processor. The processor comprises input circuitry operable to receive a first plurality of facility datalink signals. In addition, the multichannel facility datalink processor comprises output circuitry operable to transmit a second plurality of facility datalink signals. A state machine operable to be loaded with a predetermined state also forms a portion of the processor and is further operable to process ones of the first plurality of facility datalink signals and ones of the second plurality of facility datalink signals. The processor further comprises storage circuitry coupled to the state machine which is operable to store state information and facility datalink data for each of the first plurality of facility datalink signals and each of the second plurality of facility datalink signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventor: William A. Sallee
  • Method of sequencing time division multiplex (TDM) cells in a synchronous optical network (sonet) frame
    Patent number: 6169749
    Abstract: A method of sequencing a plurality of cells in a superframe consisting of a plurality of frames in a temporal sequence comprises the steps of assigning one of the frames as a marker frame, assigning one of the time multiplexed cells in the marker frame as a marker cell, and coding the header bytes in the marker cell with header data. Alternatively, each of the time multiplexed cells may contain the header data without designating a marker cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing L.P.
    Inventors: Jason W. Dove, Rodney Witel, Brian Semple
  • High density unit shelf with network interface cards and method
    Patent number: 6160806
    Abstract: A network interface card (100) includes a line interface unit (102) operable to receive inbound network telecommunications signals having one of a plurality of first formats. A transceiver framer unit (104) converts the inbound network telecommunications signals from the first format to a second format. A matrix interface unit (106) transports the inbound network telecommunications signals having the second format to a pair of redundant switching matrix planes (A, B). The matrix interface unit (106) also receives outbound, network telecommunications signals having the second format from the redundant switching planes (A, B) for transport to the transceiver framer unit (104). The transceiver framer unit (104) converts the outbound network telecommunications signals from the second format to an appropriate first format for transport to network elements through the line interface unit (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert W. Cantwell, Michael H. Jette
  • System and method for data bus interface
    Patent number: 6157657
    Abstract: A system for interfacing with a data bus is provided. The system includes an egress bus data interface that can receive a single incoming stream of STM data and ATM data. The egress bus data interface transmits a single incoming stream of STM data, and a single incoming stream of ATM. The system also includes an ingress bus data interface. The ingress bus interface receives a single outgoing stream of STM data and a single outgoing stream of ATM data. The STM data and ATM data are transmitted in a single outgoing stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Russell L. Humphrey, Jose A. Garcia, Long V. Vo
  • Air ramp
    Patent number: 6155921
    Abstract: An apparatus for extinguishing fires in enclosures having an air ramp with an automatic trap door. When the trap door is tripped, the air flow is reduced. Fires can be extinguished through the reduced air flow. The air ramp includes a center section having an upwardly ramped center area, a trap door which is moveably attached to the center area and a front section which is connected to the center section. The front section allows the air ramp to be mounted in an enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing L.P.
    Inventors: Susan Evans, Stephen Greer, Rodney Marcantel, Alan Wardlow
  • High speed SS7 signaling adaptation device
    Patent number: 6154467
    Abstract: A high speed SS7 signaling adaptation device (200) includes a platform manager (120) having a high speed control interface and operable to configure and monitor the operations of the adaptation device. An SS7 user parts process (122) is in communications with the platform manager (120) and operable to support one or more SS7 user parts protocol, and a message transfer part layer 3 process (124) is in communications with the platform manager (120) and operable to perform message routing, message distribution and message discrimination functions. A data link and physical layer process (126) is further in communications with the platform manager (120) and operable to provide broadband and narrowband SS7 signaling message transport. A plurality of high speed SS7 signaling adaptation devices are distributed in an intelligent telecommunications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin W. Hager, Scott M. Yagel, Gary D. Hanson
  • Data packet transmission system and method
    Patent number: 6154460
    Abstract: A data packet transmission system is disclosed. The system comprises a processor (178) having a memory block (202) and a communication controller (204). The processor (178) stores a data packet (205), a buffer descriptor array (206), and a header (208) in the memory block (202). The buffer descriptor array (206) has a first plurality of elements (206b, 206d, 206f, 206h, 206i), each indicating a respective segment (205a-205e) of the data packet (206), and a second plurality of elements (206a, 206c, 206e, 206g), each indicating the header (208). The processor (178) supplies the location of the buffer descriptor array (206) to the communication controller (204). In response, the communication controller (204) transmits a plurality of cells (222, 224, 226, 228), each cell including the header (208) and a segment of the data packet (205), to a destination system (180).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Kerns, Thomas A. Potter, Patrick K. Walp
  • Subscriber system for interactive interfacing with broadcast information
    Patent number: 6144998
    Abstract: A subscriber system (10) includes a dual network interface module (12). The dual network interface module (12) includes slots for a video unit (20) and a bandwidth unit (22). The video unit (20) receives broadcast information from a service provider (24) for ultimate display and viewing by a subscriber at the subscriber system (10). The bandwidth unit (22) provides an interface to a telecommunications network (30) through a telecommunications element (28). The dual network interface module (12) also includes an AC carrier modem (32) that receives and sends information to a processor device (34) over existing AC power lines within the subscriber system (10). In this manner, interactive interfacing of broadcast information received at the video unit (20) can be performed at the processor device (34) through the bandwidth unit (22) and over the telecommunications network (30) on a real time basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventor: Michael J. Pisterzi
  • Generic software state machine
    Patent number: 6138171
    Abstract: A generic software state machine (10) for implementing a software application in an object oriented environment includes a set of entity objects (20, 30) defined for software elements of the software application, a set of state objects (26, 34, 38, 40) defined for each entity object representative of states that the software element may enter, and a set of event objects (36, 42) defined for each state object representative of inputs that the software element may receive or actions the software element may encounter while in the state represented by the state object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventor: Joseph E. Walker
  • Method and system for provisioning telecommunications services in an advanced intelligent network
    Patent number: 6138110
    Abstract: A method of provisioning services in a telecommunications network includes providing a client site having a client interface. Database sites connected to the client site in the telecommunications network are determined. The database sites each have a server interface and at least one database storing data for a telecommunications service. A communication session between the client interface and the server interfaces of the database sites is established. At the client interface, a database operation is received to be performed in at least one database of the database sites. The database operation is transmitted from the client interface to at least one server interface for execution in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Alfredo Jahn, Heather M. Doone
  • Support structure for an electronic enclosure
    Patent number: 6129434
    Abstract: A support structure for an electronic enclosure includes a base having a top wall, a bottom wall which is spaced apart from the top wall, a pair of spaced apart end walls disposed between the top and bottom walls, and a pair of spaced apart side walls disposed between the top and bottom walls. The walls are integrally attached and are disposed to form a hollow chamber. The top wall includes an aperture communicating with the chamber. Ballast is disposed within the chamber and is adapted to be inserted into the chamber through the top wall aperture. The base may be formed of rotationally molded plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Marcus L. Melane, Michael J. Pisterzi, Edward G. Mills, Curtis L. Hargroves
  • Fire suppressor for electronic enclosures
    Patent number: 6130381
    Abstract: An electronic enclosure includes at least one wall coated with an intumescent fire retardant paint to prevent the spread of flame through the enclosure. The enclosure includes a wall having a plurality of apertures for allowing air to flow through the enclosure. The wall and the apertures are coated with intumescent fire retardant paint to constrict the apertures when the wall is subjected to elevated temperatures due to fire, to thereby minimize the flow of air through the apertures and prevent the spread of flame through the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott M. Keith, Dimitri T. Medina, Steve Tollefson, Shawn M. Legas
  • System and method for centrally-managing switching functions
    Patent number: 6128321
    Abstract: A centrally-managed switch for interconnecting a plurality of digital signals through a plurality of selectable switch ports and controlled by a central management unit includes a cross-connect having a plurality of plesiochronous primary rate signal ports for receiving a plurality of plesiochronous primary rate signals, each plesiochronous primary rate signal comprising a plurality of channels, the cross-connect operable to switch ones of the channels of an originating plesiochronous primary rate signal to a destination plesiochronous primary rate signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Shaun Bennett, Mark J. Nietubyc, Werner L. Heissenhuber, Michael H. Jette
  • Apparatus and method of sharing a state machine for input and output signal processing
    Patent number: 6128680
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention is a shared signal processor comprising input circuitry to receive a plurality of input signals and output circuitry operable to transmit a plurality of output signals. Storage circuitry is operable to store state information and signal data for each of the plurality of input signals and output signals. A state machine is coupled to the input circuitry, output circuitry, and storage circuitry and is operable to poll each input signal and output signal to identify a first signal requiring processing. The state machine is further operable to load the state information and signal data associated with the first signal and process the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventor: William A. Sallee
  • Line interface selection circuit
    Patent number: 6122273
    Abstract: A line interface selection circuit comprises a bus switch operable to receive signals from a plurality of line interface units and to facilitate a connection between at least one of the plurality of line interface units and a telecommunication network. The bus switch is coupled to a line interface transformer having a primary side and a secondary side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert W. Cantwell, Gregory J. Waldschmidt
  • Frequency and phase locking apparatus
    Patent number: 6118836
    Abstract: A frequency and phase locking apparatus for a phase alignment of a plurality of temporal frames, such as synchronous optical network (SONET) frames, includes a phase locked loop 6 coupled to lock the phase of the first frame, a first frame device 8a capable of receiving the first frame and coupled to provide a synchronous frame frequency to the phase locked loop 6, subsequent frame devices 8b . . . 8n capable of receiving frames subsequent to the first frame, and a drop clock device 22 coupled to the subsequent frame devices 8b . . . 8n to set the phases of the subsequent frames in alignment with the phase of the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing L.P.
    Inventors: Jason W. Dove, John Witchey