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Method and apparatus for provisioning a public switched telephone network

  • US 5,491,742 A
  • Filed: 01/20/1995
  • Issued: 02/13/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An administration system for a public switched telephone network (PSTN), comprising:

  • a first automatic service order processing system which receives a service request from a customer requesting service and stores first customer facility data in a first database associated therewith,when the service request is eligible for processing by said first automatic service order processing system, said first automatic service order processing system automatically provisions first customer facilities to execute the service request based upon the first customer facility data, and the first customer facility data maintained by the first automatic service order processing system without being altered when a disconnect request is received from the customer, andwhen the service request is not eligible for processing by said first automatic service order processing system, said first automatic service order processing system generates a provisioning request to process the service request; and

    a second automatic service order processing system operatively connected to said first automatic service order processing system and storing second customer facility data in a second database associated therewith, said second automatic service order processing system receiving the provisioning request from said first automatic service order processing system and automatically provisioning second customer facilities to execute the service request, said second automatic service order processing system not being required to reassign the first customer facilities as the second customer facilities when a disconnect request is received from the customer.

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