Telephone call routing
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1. A method of connecting a POTS telephone call, comprising:
- receiving a first call directed to a telephone number;
routing the first call over a dedicated voice connection to at least a first telephone associated with the telephone number if the dedicated voice connection is available; and
forwarding the first call to a data network for further routing to at least a second telephone associated with the telephone number if the dedicated voice connection is unavailable.
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Abstract
Network architectures, methods, and operations for routing telephone calls are disclosed. A customer premise includes a conventional POTS dedicated communication line to a central office switch and a broadband connection to a data network. The central office switch and the data network are connected by a communication link. An incoming telephone call to the customer premise may be routed via the dedicated communication line. If the dedicated communication line is busy or otherwise unavailable, the central office switch may route the call to the data network service provider for completion to the customer premise via the broadband data network.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of connecting a POTS telephone call, comprising:
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receiving a first call directed to a telephone number;
routing the first call over a dedicated voice connection to at least a first telephone associated with the telephone number if the dedicated voice connection is available; and
forwarding the first call to a data network for further routing to at least a second telephone associated with the telephone number if the dedicated voice connection is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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receiving a first call directed to a specific telephone number; and
routing the first call to a data network if a dedicated voice connection to the specific telephone number is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A switch, comprising:
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an input port for receiving a call to a specific POTS telephone number;
means for routing the call to at least a first telephone associated with the specific POTS telephone number via a dedicated voice connection; and
means for routing the call to a data network if the dedicated voice connection is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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