BROADBAND INTELLIGENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND METHOD PROVIDING ENHANCED CAPABILITIES FOR CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT

摘要

A Broadband Intelligent Network employs an ATM fast-packet (51) switch to route signaling cells from a calling party (52) to a switch port (53) directly connected to a network controller (64). The signaling cells carry a service request for download of a program module or data from a network resource unit (63) to the calling party, or for download of a program module or data from the calling party apparatus to a network host resource unit, or for service circuit service to the calling party or in a connection path between the calling party and a called party, or for a message broadcast. The network controller (64) responds to the information in the signaling cells and establishes the necessary switched virtual connections in the ATM switch (51) to provide the requested services. A service creation program (31) may be downloaded to the customer from the network (61), und used by the customer to create a new service script which is subsequently downloaded to the network for execution.