Generic telecommunications system and associated call processing architecture

Abstract

A generic telecommunications system and associated call processing architecture is disclosed herein. Such generic telecommunications system provides for, among other things, a call processing application that can be used with telecommunications systems that incorporate varying different technologies and standards. Such call processing applications may, for example, include a switching center, such as a mobile switching center. The switching center may include multiple agents to process calls from one access technology to another access technology. For example, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a first agent is associated with the origination of a call connection while a second agent is associated with the destination of a call connection. The first agent is operable to convert a call setup message from a format consistent with a first access technology or standard, such as GSM, to a standard format. The second agent is operable to convert from the message from the standard format to a second format that is consistent with a second access technology or standard, such as CDMA. As a result, a single telecommunications switch may switch a call from a GSM subscriber to a CDMA subscriber.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A wireless telecommunications system comprising: a call processor assembly including a call processing application that comprises a software entity modeling a home location register, a software entity modeling a visitor location register, and a software entity modeling a switching center;   a first agent of the modeled switching center software entity associated with an origination of a call connection, the first agent being configured to convert a call setup message from a first wireless protocol format to a standard format; and   a second agent of the modeled switching center software entity associated with a destination of a call connection, the second agent being configured to convert the standard format call setup message to a second wireless protocol format.