摘要 |
A system and method for processing and connecting a call has the communication devices in the system connected through a Fiber Data Distributed Interface (FDDI) network ring. A signaling processor, an interworking unit, and an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) matrix are configured as stations on the FDDI ring. The signaling processor receives, generates, and processes call signaling to select connections for the call. The interworking unit interworks calls between ATM and non-ATM connections. The ATM matrix connects calls between different ATM connections. Because the call processing system devices are connected through the FDDI ring, efficiencies of speed and cost can be gained for transmissions between the devices. Additional devices may be added or removed from the ring structure without disturbing the configuration or call processing.
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