Method and apparatus for communicating with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster and disaster recovery
First Claim
1. A method of providing a recovery telecommunication service to an enterprise operating a first telecommunication network connected to a first wireless connection unit, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting whether a disaster has occurred at a first location that has rendered the first telecommunication network inoperable;
if the first telecommunication network is inoperable, enabling a second wireless connection unit to serve as a recovery server to operate the first telecommunication network; and
servicing a communication destined for a dialed telephone extension of the first telecommunication network by rerouting the destined communication for the first telecommunication network to the second wireless connection unitwherein the second wireless connection unit reroutes the destined communication according to a database within the second wireless connection unit having a plurality of telephone extensions associated with the first wireless connection unit, the database being substantially the same as another database within the first wireless connection unit.
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Abstract
A system for (and a method of) selectively establishing communication with one of plural devices associated with a single telephone number during a disaster or disaster recovery period. The method can offer disaster recovery to an enterprise depending upon its size, financial well-being and desired capabilities. For example, the enterprise has the option of owning or renting all of the equipment required so that it may perform disaster recovery on its own and with little outside intervention. The enterprise may own some or none of the necessary equipment and contract with a service bureau so that the bureau provides recovery equipment when needed. The system also provides for roll call, priority preemption and seamless switching services to and from circuit and packet communication devices.
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1. A method of providing a recovery telecommunication service to an enterprise operating a first telecommunication network connected to a first wireless connection unit, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting whether a disaster has occurred at a first location that has rendered the first telecommunication network inoperable; if the first telecommunication network is inoperable, enabling a second wireless connection unit to serve as a recovery server to operate the first telecommunication network; and servicing a communication destined for a dialed telephone extension of the first telecommunication network by rerouting the destined communication for the first telecommunication network to the second wireless connection unit wherein the second wireless connection unit reroutes the destined communication according to a database within the second wireless connection unit having a plurality of telephone extensions associated with the first wireless connection unit, the database being substantially the same as another database within the first wireless connection unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20)
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11. A method of providing a recovery telecommunication service to an enterprise operating a first telecommunication network, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting whether an event has occurred that has rendered the first telecommunication network inoperable; enabling a wireless connection unit connected to the first telecommunication network to serve as a recovery server; maintaining a database, within the wireless connect unit, of telephone extensions of the first telecommunication network, each extension being associated with a first communication device connected to the first telecommunication network and a second communication device; and servicing a communication destined for an extension of the first telecommunication network by rerouting the destined communication to the wireless connection unit using the maintained extensions when the communication cannot reach its destination through the inoperable first telecommunication network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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