METHOD FOR MANAGING ATM BEARER PATH, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, ATM PACKET ACCESS GATEWAY SYSTEM, ATM PACKET ACCESS GATEWAY

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interface system for performing bear path connection control and operation in an ATM point of entry at a switching node. SOLUTION: This ATM packet access gateway(ATM PAG) system manages an ATM bearer path extending between ATM endpoints participating, for example, in a VoATM call. The system includes an ATM PAG having a first ATM bearer connection termination for terminating a first bearer connection with a first ATM endpoint, and a second ATM connection termination for terminating a second bearer connection with a second ATM endpoint. A call control entity is associated with the ATM PAG and communicates call control instructions thereto. The call control instructions include instructions for logically concatenating the first and second ATM bearer connections into an active ATM bearer path extending between the first ATM endpoint and the second ATM endpoint.