Inventors:
Radhika R. Roy - Howell NJ, US
Siroos K. Afshar - Manalapan NJ, US
Marian R. Croak - Fair Haven NJ, US
Enrique G. Cuevas - Holmdel NJ, US
Alireza Faryar - Fair Haven NJ, US
Steve Fisher - Morristown NJ, US
Samuel Glazer - New York NY, US
Barbara J. Kittredge - Brunswick ME, US
Karen A. McGregor-Barnes - Manalapan NJ, US
Magda K. Nassar - Red Bank NJ, US
Larry Arnise Russell - Atlantic Highlands NJ, US
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. - Atlanta GA
International Classification:
H04L 12/66, H04J 3/16, G06F 13/00, G06F 15/16, H04W 36/00
US Classification:
370352, 370465, 370466, 379 9305, 4554141, 4554322, 709222, 709246
Abstract:
An access architecture for real-time communications is described. The architecture includes an inter-architecture network utilizing a single protocol, a plurality of border elements in communication with the inter-architecture network and with an external network, and one or more call control elements in communication with said inter-architecture network. The external network utilizes any of a variety of known networking technologies and protocols. The inter-architecture network utilizes a single protocol such as SIP. The present architecture provides a single common infrastructure for offering real-time communications services independent of call control protocols and networking technologies.