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System for providing prioritized connections in a public switched network

  • US 5,812,656 A
  • Filed: 11/15/1995
  • Issued: 09/22/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for establishing prioritized connections in a telecommunications network comprising:

  • a switching system for hosting a plurality of local lines and for switching calls to and from said plurality of local lines, customer premise equipment being connected to each of said plurality of local lines;

    means for establishing a first connection over a selected one of said plurality of local lines to a particular customer premise equipment connected to said selected one of said plurality of local lines, said first connection having a defined priority; and

    means for disconnecting said first connection when a request for a second connection over said selected one of said plurality of local lines is made, said second connection having a priority that is higher than said defined priority of said first connection, said means for disconnecting operating in accordance with a service profile that is defined for said selected one of said plurality of local lines and accessed by the switching system, said service profile defining parameters for controlling handling of said first connection wherein said parameters can be varied for said selected one of said plurality of local lines.

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