| US 7,468,988 B2 | ||
| Methods and systems for improving utilization of high-speed time division multiplexed communications links at signal transfer point | ||
| Michael R. Pail, Cary, N.C. (US); Phillip C. Jerzak, Jr., Raleigh, N.C. (US); John R. Lenns, Raleigh, N.C. (US); Todd Eichler, Wake Forest, N.C. (US); Neil Tomlinson, Ascott (United Kingdom); and Peter J. Marsico, Chapel Hill, N.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Tekelec, Morrisville, N.C. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 22, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/225,998. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/314128, filed on Aug. 22, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2003/0091070 A1, May 15, 2003 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04J 3/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—466 [370/442; 370/537] | 45 Claims |
| 1. A method for improving utilization of a high-speed time-division multiplexed external network communications link terminated
by a signal transfer point, the method comprising:
(a) terminating, at a first port of a multi-port link interface module in a signal transfer point, a first bi-directional,
high-speed time division multiplexed external network communications link;
(b) terminating, at a second port of the multi-port link interface module in the signal transfer point, a second bi-directional,
high-speed time division multiplexed external network communications link; and
(c) using the multi-port link interface module in the signal transfer point:
(i) transmitting and receiving data over the first and second bi-directional high-speed external network communications links;
and
(ii) combining data received at the first port from the first external network communications link with internal data processed
by the signal transfer point and inserting the combined data into empty outbound timeslots of the second external network
communications link, wherein inserting the combined data into the empty outbound timeslots includes transmitting the combined
data over the second external network communications link via the second port.
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