Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide ECTF S.100-like functionality for H.248/Megaco-controlled media gateways and/or media servers by defining extensions to several of the H.248/Megaco ARFs, which are permissible within that protocol, to allow terminations within a media gateway more advanced media processing capabilities.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for using H.248 to provide control and monitoring functionality for a computer supported telecommunication applications (CSTA) switching domain. The system includes a media gateway controller. The media gateway controller includes a translator to translate commands from one protocol to another to allow the commands to be communicated between a CSTA server and a media gateway. When a CSTA command is received by the media gateway controller, the media gateway controller translates the command into a protocol understood by a media gateway, such as a H.248 protocol. The translated command may then be processed and H.248 commands may then be transmitted to the media gateway. When a message is received from the media gateway, the media gateway controller translates the message into the CSTA protocol. CSTA messages may then be transmitted to the CSTA server.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide ECTF S.100-like functionality for H.248/Megaco-controlled media gateways and/or media servers by defining extensions to several of the H.248/Megaco ARFs, which are permissible within that protocol, to allow terminations within a media gateway more advanced media processing capabilities.

Abstract: A method and apparatus that uses the number of in-service trunks in each trunk group connected to a communication switch as the number of indices that are contained in its respective trunk group distribution table. Each of the indices of each trunk group distribution table corresponds to a single trunk ID of a respective in-service trunk of the trunk group. The method provides for a uniform distribution of call assignments among the indices. Thus, with the uniform distribution of indices, the assignment of trunks to calls will also be uniformly distributed. With trunk traffic distributed among all the trunks of a trunk group, the overall efficiency of the trunk group will be very high.