System and method for automatically provisioning a telecommunications switch

Abstract

A system for providing country-specific data for a telecommunications system is provided. The system includes a data storage system and a user interface. A controller is connected to the data storage system and the user interface, and is configured to retrieve country data from the data storage system in response to a country identifier received from the user interface, and to store the country-specific data in one or more predetermined memory locations.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A system for automatically provisioning country-specific data for a telecommunications system comprising: a telecommunications switch operable to receive and process data;   a data storage system that further comprises country-specific data coupled to the switch;   a user interface to the telecommunications switch; and   wherein the telecommunications switch is operable to receive a user-entered country designation, to retrieve selected country-specific data from the data storage system, and to store the country-specific data in one or more predetermined memory locations.   
     
     
       2. The system of claim 1 wherein the telecommunications switch comprises: a call processor system;   a resource module coupled to the call processor system; and   wherein the country-specific data is stored in one or more predetermined memory locations of the resource module.   
     
     
       3. The system of claim 1 wherein the telecommunications switch comprises: a call processor system;   an interface module coupled to the call processor system; and   wherein the country-specific data is stored in one or more predetermined memory locations of the interface module.   
     
     
       4. The system of claim 1 wherein the telecommunications switch comprises: a call processor system;   a telephony support module coupled to the call processor system; and   wherein the country-specific data is stored in one or more predetermined memory locations of the telephony support module.   
     
     
       5. The system of claim 1 wherein the telecommunications switch comprises: a call processor system;   a switching module coupled to the call processor system;   two or more resource modules coupled to the switching module, where the country-specific data is stored in predetermined memory locations of the resource modules; and   wherein the switching module is operable to transfer data from the call processor system to predetermined resource modules.   
     
     
       6. The system of claim 1 wherein the data storage system further comprises an R2 signaling data system containing country-specific variations of the R2 signaling data standards. 
     
     
       7. The system of claim 1 wherein the user interface to the telecommunications switch comprises: a network management server coupled to the telecommunications switch;   a user interface coupled to the network management server; and   wherein the user interface is operable to generate user input interfaces and to receive user-entered data in response to the user input interfaces.   
     
     
       8. The system of claim 1 further comprising an update system, wherein the update system is operable to receive update data from a telecommunications channel and to store the update data in the country-specific data system. 
     
     
       9. A method for providing country-specific data for a telecommunications system comprising: receiving a user-entered country designation at a telecommunications switch;   retrieving country-specific data from a data storage system; and   storing the country-specific data at predetermined locations of the telecommunications switch.   
     
     
       10. The method of claim 9 wherein receiving a user-entered country designation at a telecommunications switch comprises: receiving the user-entered country designation at a user interface of a network management server of the telecommunications switch; and   transmitting the user-entered country designation to a call processor system of the telecommunications switch.   
     
     
       11. The method of claim 9 wherein retrieving country-specific data from a data storage system comprises retrieving country-specific R2 data from the data storage system. 
     
     
       12. The method of claim 9 wherein storing the country-specific data at predetermined locations of the telecommunications switch comprises: transmitting the country-specific data to a resource module of the telecommunications switch from a call processor system of the telecommunications switch; and   storing the country-specific data at predetermined locations of the resource module.   
     
     
       13. The method of claim 9 wherein storing the country-specific data at predetermined locations of the telecommunications switch comprises: transmitting the country-specific data to an interface module of the telecommunications switch from a call processor of the telecommunications switch; and   storing the country-specific data at predetermined locations of the interface module.   
     
     
       14. The method of claim 9 wherein storing the country-specific data at predetermined locations of the telecommunications switch comprises: transmitting the country-specific data to a telephony support module of the telecommunications switch from a call processor of the telecommunications switch; and   storing the country-specific data at predetermined locations of the telephony support module.   
     
     
       15. The method of claim 9 wherein storing the country-specific data at predetermined locations of the telecommunications switch comprises: transmitting the country-specific data to a switching module of the telecommunications switch from a call processor of the telecommunications switch;   transmitting the country-specific data from the switching module to a resource module of the telecommunications switch; and   storing the country-specific data at predetermined locations of the resource module.   
     
     
       16. The method of claim 9 wherein storing the country-specific data at predetermined locations of the telecommunications switch comprises: transmitting the country-specific data to a switching module of the telecommunications switch from a call processor of the telecommunications switch;   transmitting the country-specific data from the switching module to an interface module of the telecommunications switch; and   storing the country-specific data at predetermined locations of the interface module.   
     
     
       17. The method of claim 9 wherein storing the country-specific data at predetermined locations of the telecommunications switch comprises: transmitting the country-specific data to a switching module of the telecommunications switch from a call processor of the telecommunications switch;   transmitting the country-specific data from the switching module to a telephony support module of the telecommunications switch; and   storing the country-specific data at predetermined locations of the telephony support module.   
     
     
       18. A method for providing country-specific data for a telecommunications system comprising: storing register signaling data for two or more countries in a data storage system of a telecommunications switch;   storing line signaling data for two or more countries in the data storage system of the telecommunications switch;   receiving a user-entered country designation at the telecommunications switch;   transferring the register signaling data to predetermined locations of the telecommunications switch; and   transferring the line signaling data to predetermined locations of the telecommunications switch.   
     
     
       19. The method of claim 18 wherein storing register signaling data for two or more countries in the data storage system of a telecommunications switch comprises storing common R2 register signaling data and country-specific R2 register signaling variation data in the data storage system. 
     
     
       20. The method of claim 18 wherein storing line signaling data for two or more countries in the data storage system of a telecommunications switch comprises storing common R2 line signaling data and country-specific R2 line signaling variation data in the data storage system. 
     
     
       21. The method of claim 18 wherein receiving a user-entered country designation at the telecommunications switch comprises: generating a country selection display at a user interface system;   receiving a user-entered country designation at the user interface system; and   transmitting the user-entered country designation to a call processing system.   
     
     
       22. The method of claim 18 wherein receiving a user-entered country designation at the telecommunications switch comprises: receiving a user-entered country designation at a data channel interface from a data channel; and   transmitting the user-entered country designation to a call processing system from the data channel interface.   
     
     
       23. The method of claim 18 wherein transferring the register signaling data to predetermined locations of the telecommunications switch comprises: transmitting the register signaling data from the call processor to a telephony support module; and   storing the register signaling data at predetermined locations of the telephony support module.   
     
     
       24. The method of claim 18 wherein transferring the register signaling data to predetermined locations of the telecommunications switch comprises: transmitting the register signaling data from the call processor system to a switching module of the telecommunications switch;   transmitting the register signaling data from the switching module to a telephony support module; and   storing the register signaling data at predetermined locations of the telephony support module.   
     
     
       25. The method of claim 18 wherein transferring the line signaling data to predetermined locations of the telecommunications switch comprises: transmitting the line signaling data from the call processor to an interface module; and   storing the line signaling data at predetermined locations of the interface module.   
     
     
       26. The method of claim 18 wherein transferring the line signaling data to predetermined locations of the telecommunications switch comprises: transmitting the line signaling data from the call processor system to a switching module of the telecommunications switch;   transmitting the line signaling data from the switching module to an interface module; and   storing the line signaling data at predetermined locations of the interface module.