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Method and system for notifying customer of voicemail using an atm signaling channel from an ATM/DSL head-end network

An asynchronous transfer mode and digital subscriber line technology, applied in the field of network communication, can solve the problem of no way to remind users of voice mail messages

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-07-13
THOMSON LICENSING SA
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[0003] In current ATM / ADSL headend networks, although it is possible to provide voicemail service independent of an overlapping local exchange carrier (ILEC), there is currently no way to alert users that a voicemail message has been left

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[0013] The present invention provides a method and system that enable the provision of voicemail services from an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) head-end network. Centrally located, eg, at a central office, is a voicemail server that intercepts calls and stores messages for the voicemail service. The network's control processor uses the ATM channel to signal the user's premises equipment to provide an indicator to notify the user at the user's location that the message has been received and is waiting to be retrieved from the voicemail server. In one embodiment, the ATM signaling channel is connected to customer premises equipment (CPE) to provide an indicator to alert the user that a message is ready to be retrieved from the voicemail server. By using an ATM signaling channel, eg a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) subscriber can be notified of a waiting voicemail.

[0014] The present invention provides a mechanism for notifying a user that a voicemail message has been receiv...

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An Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) headend network (100) includes Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) (2) for providing DSL service to at least one customer. A voicemail server (30) is located remotely from the CPE (2) to store voice messages left for at least one user. A service controller (11) for managing system traffic is connected to a voicemail server (30) so that the user premises equipment ( 2) Voicemail is waiting to be retrieved. A method for providing voicemail to a subscriber from an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) headend network is also disclosed.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to network communications, and more particularly to a method and system for notifying voice mail messages to Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) devices in an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) / Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) environment. Background technique [0002] An Asynchronous Transfer Mode / Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ATM / ADSL) network includes equipment, such as switching equipment and multiplexing equipment, typically fixed at a central office. ATM / ADSL networks also include equipment fixed at subscriber locations, eg customer premises equipment (CPE) such as telephones and computers, and subscriber interface equipment. Overlapping Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) provide customers with additional telephony-related services such as caller identification and voice mail. [0003] In current ATM / ADSL head-end networks, although it is possible to provide voicemail service independent of an ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04L12/16H04M3/00H04M3/42H04M3/533H04M3/537H04M11/06
CPCH04M3/533H04M3/537H04M7/0069H04M11/062H04J3/12H04L12/28H04L12/66H04M3/42
Inventor 约翰·W·理查森库马·拉马斯沃米
Owner THOMSON LICENSING SA