METHOD OF OPERATING A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK
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Abstract
A method of operating a virtual private network includes the steps of: (a) dialing a custom number; (b) receiving the custom number at a switch (20) of a first carrier; (c) routing the call to a switch (18) of a second carrier based on having received the custom number; and (d) when the call to the switch (18) of the second carrier includes a plain old telephone number translation of the customer number, routing the call over the second carrier to a service switching point (26) of a third carrier.
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34 Claims
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20. A method of operating a virtual private network, comprising:
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receiving a dialed number at an originating carrier;
performing a number identifier operation based on the dialed number without contacting a service control point to determining whether a call should be routed on a private line to an intermediate carrier switch;
when the call is routed to the intermediate carrier switch over the private line, sending a query including the dialed number from the intermediate carrier switch to a network carrier service control point;
receiving a message containing a routing instruction including a plain old telephone number translation of the number; and
routing the call based on the routing instruction. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of operating a virtual private network, comprising:
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receiving a number to initiate a call at a first local access and transport area (LATA) of a first carrier;
performing a number identifier operation based on the dialed number without contacting a service control point to determining whether a call should be routed on a private line to a switch of an intermediate carrier switch;
routing the call over the private line to the switch of the intermediate carrier; and
routing the call over a private line from the intermediate carrier to a terminating carrier in a second LATA. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of operating a virtual operating network, comprising:
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receiving a custom number at a first switch of a first carrier;
performing a number identifier operation at the switch of the first carrier based on the dialed number without contacting a service control point to determining whether a call should be routed on a private line;
routing the call on the private line; and
when the call reaches a second switch of a second carrier with a plain old telephone number translation of the custom number, routing the call to a service switching point of a third carrier. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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Specification