CN104125207A - Communication system, device and method supporting circuit switching and packet switching - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a communication system, a device and a method supporting circuit switching and packet switching. The communication system includes: a plurality of circuit switching communication devices, an application program device and at least one network communication device; the application program device comprises: a circuit-switched communication component; a packet-switched communication component; and a processing component electrically connected to the circuit-switched communication component and the packet-switched communication component; at least one network communication device establishes connection with a network; the processing component converts a plurality of voice signals transmitted between the circuit switching communication device and the at least one network communication device when the circuit switching communication device establishes a call with the circuit switching communication component through the circuit switching interface, so that a voice connection is established between the circuit switching communication device and the at least one network communication device. The CS communication device of the present invention can establish a voice connection with a designated network communication device.

Description

Communication system, device and method supporting circuit switching and packet switching

technical field

The present invention relates to a communication system, device and communication method across switching interfaces, and in particular to a communication system, device and method supporting circuit switching and packet switching.

Background technique

IP phone (Voice over Internet Protocol, referred to as VoIP; also known as broadband phone or Internet phone) is a device that provides a new type of telephone communication through the Internet or other networks that use IP technology. With the increasing popularity of the Internet and the substantial increase in the number of cross-border communications, IP telephony is also used in long-distance telephone services. Due to its main features such as low call cost, low construction cost, easy expansion, and increasingly improved call quality, IP phones have become a strong competitor to traditional telecommunication services.

Among them, IP telephony uses the packet switching technology of Packet Switching. Therefore, in the past, IP telephony was mainly used in the intranet of large companies, and provided data and voice services through the same network, saving voice call charges. The multi-person call service can only be provided to multiple users under the same switching interface.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a communication system, device and method supporting circuit switching and packet switching to solve the above problems.

Contents of the invention

Therefore, one aspect of the present invention is to provide a communication system supporting circuit switching (Circuit Switching, CS) and packet switching (Packet Switching, PS), which is used to convert and transmit voice signals on different switching interfaces through an application program device . The communication system supporting circuit switching and packet switching includes: a plurality of circuit switching communication devices, an application program device and at least one network communication device; the application program device includes: a circuit switching communication component, a packet switching communication component and a processing component; the processing component is electrically connected to the circuit switching communication component and the packet switching communication component; the at least one network communication device establishes a connection with a network; wherein the at least one network communication device communicates with the application program device through the network The packet switching communication component establishes a connection, wherein when the circuit switching communication devices establish a session with the circuit switching communication component of the application program device through a circuit switching interface, the processing component of the application program device performs the circuit switching communication A plurality of voice signals transmitted between the device and the at least one network communication device are converted, so as to establish a voice connection between the circuit switching communication devices and the at least one network communication device.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide an application program device supporting circuit switching and packet switching, the application program device supporting circuit switching and packet switching comprising: a circuit switching communication component, a packet switching communication component and a processing component; The processing component is electrically connected to the circuit switching communication component and the packet switching communication component, wherein at least one network communication device establishes a connection with the packet switching communication component of the application program device through the network, wherein a plurality of circuit switching communication devices use When establishing a call with the circuit switching communication component of the application program device through a circuit switching interface, the processing component of the application program device transmits a plurality of voice signals transmitted between the circuit switching communication devices and the at least one network communication device Switching is performed, whereby a voice connection is established between the circuit-switched communication devices and the at least one network communication device.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a communication method supporting circuit switching and packet switching, and the communication method supporting circuit switching and packet switching includes:

(a) establishing a connection with a packet-switched communication component of an application program device through a network by at least one network communication device;

(b) a plurality of circuit-switched communication devices establish a session with a circuit-switched communication component of the application device through a circuit-switched interface; and

(c) The application program device converts a plurality of voice signals transmitted between these circuit-switching communication devices and the at least one network communication device, thereby establishing an A voice connection.

The network communication device connected through the network of the present invention can conduct multi-person conversations with multiple circuit switching communication devices, and the circuit switching communication device can establish a multi-person conversation with the specified network communication device, and can also designate one of the multiple network communication devices One of them participates in a multi-person call.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a communication system supporting CS and PS according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a communication system supporting CS and PS according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart of a communication method supporting CS and PS according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Description of main component symbols:

101, 102 CS communication device

200 app installations

210 CS communication components

220 PS communication components

230 processing components

231 Network connection information receiving module

232 Designated device information receiving module

240 codec

301, 302 Network communication device

400 CS interface

500 network

600 Support CS and PS communication methods

610-630 steps

Detailed ways

The drawings and the spirit of the present invention will be described in detail below. After any person of ordinary skill in the art understands the preferred embodiments of the present invention, they should be able to change and modify the techniques taught by the present invention without departing from it. spirit and scope of the invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a functional block diagram of a communication system supporting CS and PS according to an embodiment of the present invention. Communication systems supporting CS and PS use application devices to convert and transmit voice signals on different switching interfaces.

The communication system supporting CS and PS includes several CS communication devices 101 , 102 , an application program device 200 supporting CS and PS, and at least one network communication device 301 . The application device 200 includes a CS communication component 210 , a PS communication component 220 and a processing component 230 . The processing component is electrically connected to the CS communication component 210 and the PS communication component 220 .

The network communication device 301 establishes a connection with a network 500 . Wherein, the network communication device 301 can establish a connection with the network 500 through a wired or wireless network communication protocol.

The network communication device 301 establishes a connection with the PS communication component 220 of the application program device 200 through the network 500 . In some embodiments of the present invention, the PS communication component 220 of the application device 200 can register the information (such as the phone number of the SIM card) of the installed subscriber identity module (SIM) on the network 500 specific server. The network communication device 301 can upload its own network connection information, such as an Internet Protocol (Internet Protocol, IP) address or other network connection-related information, through the network 500 . A network connection information receiving module 231 of the processing component 230 can receive the network connection information of the network communication device 301 connecting to the network 500 , and establish a connection between the network communication device 301 and the application program device 200 according to the network connection information. Wherein, the above-mentioned connection between the network communication device 301 and the application program device 200 can be actually operated as an application program (application, APP) for the network communication device 301 to install.

When a multi-person call across switching interfaces is desired, the CS communication devices 101 and 102 establish a call with the CS communication component 210 of the application device 200 through a CS interface 400 . Among them, the above call can be established through the local public land mobile network (Home Public Land Mobile Network, HPLMN). In addition, any one of the CS communication devices 101, 102 and the application program device 200 can be used as the dialer for establishing the call.

When the CS communication devices 101, 102 and the CS communication component 210 of the application program device 200 establish a call, the processing component 230 of the application program device 200 converts several voice signals transmitted between the CS communication devices 101, 102 and the network communication device 301 , so as to establish a voice connection between the CS communication devices 101 and 102 and the network communication device 301 . Wherein, the voice signal converted by the processing component 230 includes at least one CS signal received from the CS communication device 101 , 102 and at least one PS packet received from the network communication device 301 . In addition, the application program device 200 may further include a codec (codec) 240 electrically connected to the processing component 230 . Codec 240 converts CS signals from CS communication devices 101 and 102 (such as signals in Adaptive Multi-Rate format) into PS format (such as TU-TG.711 speech coding format), for processing component 230 to transmit to the network communication device 301 . The codec 240 converts the PS packet (such as a signal in the TU-T G.711 speech coding format) from the network communication device 301 into a CS format (such as Adaptive Multi-Rate format) for the processing component 230 to transmit to the CS communication device 101, 102. In this way, the network communication device 301 connected through the network 500 can conduct a multi-person call with a plurality of CS communication devices 101 and 102 .

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a functional block diagram of a communication system supporting CS and PS according to another embodiment of the present invention. It should be understood that in the following description, the content that has been described in the above implementation manner will not be repeated.

In this embodiment, the communication system supporting CS and PS includes a plurality of network communication devices 301 and 302 . The processing component 230 may further include a specified device information receiving module 232 . Wherein, each network communication device 301 , 302 can upload its own network connection information through the network 500 to log in to the same application device 200 . Then, the network connection information receiving module 231 receives the network connection information of each network communication device 301 , 302 connected to the network 500 . The specified device information receiving module 232 receives specified device information for specifying one of the network communication devices 301 , 302 . Wherein, the application program device 200 can transmit the network connection information of the network communication devices 301 and 302 to the CS communication device 101 or 102 through a short message or other data transmission methods. Therefore, the CS communication device 101 or 102 can designate a call object according to the network connection information, and correspondingly generate designated device information. For example, after dialing to the application device 200, the CS communication device 101 or 102 can send out the key tone of the telephone number key "#2" as the designated device information, so as to designate the network communication device corresponding to "#2". However, in other embodiments of the present invention, multiple or all network communication devices may be specified, which is not limited to this specification. After designating the call object, the processing component 230 can establish a voice connection between the CS communication devices 101 and 102 and the designated network communication device according to the network connection information. In this way, the CS communication devices 101 and 102 can establish a multi-person call with the specified network communication device.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a flowchart of a communication method supporting CS and PS according to an embodiment of the present invention. The communication method supporting CS and PS can be actually operated as a computer program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium, so that the computer executes the communication method supporting CS and PS after reading the recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may be a read-only memory, flash memory, floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, pen drive, magnetic tape, database accessible by a network, or a computer-readable record having the same function as can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art. medium. The communication method supporting CS and PS includes the following steps:

In step 610, at least one network communication device establishes a connection with a PS communication component of an application program device through a network. Wherein, the network communication device can be connected to the network through a wired or wireless network communication protocol. The PS communication component of the application program device establishes a connection with the network through the PS interface.

In step 620, several CS communication devices establish a session with a CS communication component of the application device through a CS interface. Wherein, the CS communication device or the application program device can dial a call to other devices through the local public land mobile network to establish a call (step 620 ).

In step 630, the application device converts several voice signals transmitted between the CS communication device and the network communication device, so as to establish a voice connection between the CS communication device and the network communication device. Wherein, the voice signal converted in step 630 may include at least one CS signal received from the CS communication device and at least one PS packet received from the network communication device. Therefore, in some embodiments of step 630, the CS signal from the CS communication device (such as a signal in Adaptive Multi-Rate format) can be converted into a PS format (such as TU-T G.711 speech coding format) for transmission to the network communication device. In addition, PS packets (such as TU-T G.711 speech coding format signals) from the network communication device can also be converted into CS format (such as Adaptive Multi-Rate format) for transmission to the CS communication device. In this way, the network communication device 301 connected through the network can conduct a multi-person call with multiple CS communication devices.

In some embodiments of step 630, a network connection information of the network communication device connected to the network may be received, such as the IP address of the network communication device or other network connection-related information. Next, the application program device can establish a voice connection between the CS communication device and the network communication device according to the network connection information.

In addition, one of the multiple network communication devices can also be designated to participate in the multi-person call. Therefore, in some other embodiments of step 630, a network connection information of each network communication device connected to the network may be received. Receive a specified device information for specifying one of the network communication devices. Therefore, the application program device can establish a voice connection between the CS communication device and the specified network communication device according to the network connection information.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above in terms of implementation, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art should be able to make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the appended claims.

Claims (12)

1. a communication system for support circuit-switched and packet switching, the communication system of this support circuit-switched and packet switching comprises:

Multiple circuit-switched communications devices;

One application programmer, this application programmer comprises:

One circuit-switched communications assembly;

One packet switching communication assembly; And

One processing components, this processing components is electrically connected this circuit-switched communications assembly and this packet switching communication assembly; And

At least one network communication device, this at least one network communication device and a network connect;

Wherein this at least one network communication device, by this network, connects with this packet switching communication assembly of this application programmer,

Wherein those circuit-switched communications devices are by a circuit switched interface, while setting up call with this circuit-switched communications assembly of this application programmer, this processing components of this application programmer is changed the multiple voice signals that transmit between those circuit-switched communications devices and this at least one network communication device, makes by this to set up a voice line between those circuit-switched communications devices and this at least one network communication device.

2. the communication system of support circuit-switched as claimed in claim 1 and packet switching, wherein this processing components also comprises:

One network connection information receiver module, this network connection information receiver module receives this at least one network communication device and is connected to a network connection information of this network,

Wherein this processing components, according to this network connection information, makes to set up this voice line between those circuit-switched communications devices and this at least one network communication device.

3. the communication system of support circuit-switched as claimed in claim 1 and packet switching, wherein the quantity of this at least one network communication device is multiple, and this processing components also comprises:

One network connection information receiver module, this network connection information receiver module receives each those network communication device and is connected to a network connection information of this network,

One specified device information receiving module, this specified device information receiving module receives a specified device information, in order to specify one of them of those network communication devices,

Wherein this processing components is according to this network connection information, makes to set up this voice line between those circuit-switched communications devices and specified this network communication device.

4. the communication system of support circuit-switched as claimed in claim 1 and packet switching, wherein those voice signals comprise at least one circuit-switched signals receiving from those circuit-switched communications devices and at least one packet switching bag that this at least one network communication device receives certainly, and this application programmer also comprises:

One coder-decoder, this coder-decoder is electrically connected this processing components,

Wherein this at least one circuit-switched signals is converted to packet-switched format by this coder-decoder, is sent to this at least one network communication device for this processing components,

Wherein this at least one packet switching bag is converted to circuit-switched format by this coder-decoder, is sent to those circuit-switched communications devices for this processing components.

5. an application programmer for support circuit-switched and packet switching, the application programmer of this support circuit-switched and packet switching comprises:

One circuit-switched communications assembly;

One packet switching communication assembly; And

One processing components, this processing components is electrically connected this circuit-switched communications assembly and this packet switching communication assembly,

Wherein at least one network communication device, by this network, connects with this packet switching communication assembly of this application programmer,

Wherein multiple circuit-switched communications devices are by a circuit switched interface, while setting up call with this circuit-switched communications assembly of this application programmer, this processing components of this application programmer is changed the multiple voice signals that transmit between those circuit-switched communications devices and this at least one network communication device, makes by this to set up a voice line between those circuit-switched communications devices and this at least one network communication device.

6. the application programmer of support circuit-switched as claimed in claim 5 and packet switching, wherein this processing components also comprises:

One network connection information receiver module, this network connection information receiver module receives this at least one network communication device and is connected to a network connection information of this network,

Wherein this processing components, according to this network connection information, makes to set up this voice line between those circuit-switched communications devices and this at least one network communication device.

7. the application programmer of support circuit-switched as claimed in claim 5 and packet switching, wherein the quantity of this at least one network communication device is multiple, and this processing components also comprises:

One network connection information receiver module, this network connection information receiver module receives each those network communication device and is connected to a network connection information of this network,

One specified device information receiving module, this specified device information receiving module receives a specified device information, in order to specify one of them of those network communication devices,

Wherein this processing components is according to this network connection information, makes to set up this voice line between those circuit-switched communications devices and specified this network communication device.

8. the application programmer of support circuit-switched as claimed in claim 5 and packet switching, wherein those voice signals comprise at least one circuit-switched signals receiving from those circuit-switched communications devices and at least one packet switching bag that this at least one network communication device receives certainly, and this application programmer also comprises:

One coder-decoder, this coder-decoder is electrically connected this processing components,

Wherein this at least one circuit-switched signals is converted to packet-switched format by this coder-decoder, is sent to this at least one network communication device for this processing components,

Wherein this at least one packet switching bag is converted to circuit-switched format by this coder-decoder, is sent to those circuit-switched communications devices for this processing components.

9. a communication means for support circuit-switched and packet switching, the communication means of this support circuit-switched and packet switching comprises:

(a) pass through a network by least one network communication device, connect with a packet switching communication assembly of an application programmer;

(b) by multiple circuit-switched communications devices by a circuit switched interface, with this application programmer one circuit-switched communications assembly set up call; And

(c) by this application programmer, the multiple voice signals that transmit between those circuit-switched communications devices and this at least one network communication device are changed, made by this to set up a voice line between those circuit-switched communications devices and this at least one network communication device.

10. the communication means of support circuit-switched as claimed in claim 9 and packet switching, wherein step (c) comprising:

Receive the network connection information that this at least one network communication device is connected to this network; And

, made to set up this voice line between those circuit-switched communications devices and this at least one network communication device according to this network connection information by this application programmer.

The communication means of 11. support circuit-switched as claimed in claim 9 and packet switching, wherein the quantity of this at least one network communication device is multiple, and step (c) comprising:

Receive the network connection information that each those network communication device is connected to this network;

Receive a specified device information, in order to specify one of them of those network communication devices; And

, made to set up this voice line between those circuit-switched communications devices and specified this network communication device according to this network connection information by this application programmer.

The communication means of 12. support circuit-switched as claimed in claim 9 and packet switching, wherein those voice signals comprise at least one circuit-switched signals receiving from those circuit-switched communications devices and at least one packet switching bag that this at least one network communication device receives certainly, and step (c) comprising:

This at least one circuit-switched signals is converted to packet-switched format, to be sent to this at least one network communication device; And

This at least one packet switching bag is converted to circuit-switched format, to be sent to those circuit-switched communications devices.