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Method and system for providing answer supervision in a switched telephone network

  • US 6,111,946 A
  • Filed: 01/29/1998
  • Issued: 08/29/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of providing answer supervision for calls in a switched telephone network, comprising the steps of:

  • monitoring common channel signaling links using a signaling link monitor to detect call set-up messages exchanged over a common channel signaling system of the switched telephone network to determine whether a call answer message is sent from a terminating end of the call before a predetermined criteria respecting the call is satisfied; and

    generating at least one common channel signaling message to control the call in an instance when the call answer message is not received before the predetermined criteria respecting the call is satisfied.

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