A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK INCLUDING AN IP-NETWORK AND AN INTELLIGENT NETWORK

摘要

Intelligent networks have been developed with the primary object of facilitating the provision of complex telecommunications services. In contrast to this, networks based on TCP/IP are intended to handle substantial quantities of data and are, therefore, ideal for broadband communications. Thus, there is much to be gained from a telecommunications system and network which can effectively integrate an IN with an IP network. An integrated IP and IN network can use the IN network to handle service management and customer data for services provided over the IP network. This enables the IN development environment to be used in other environments. Thus, the service environment can be the same for a given service, regardless of where it is realised. The present invention provides a telecommunications network which includes an IP network and an intelligent network. Services provided on the IP network are controlled by the intelligent network via an IP-Service Switching Point.