Patent ID: 7058072
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A connection apparatus for a public network switching system, the switching system having a first plurality of line ports to which a plurality of user terminals are connected, a second plurality of line ports, a first plurality of trunk ports to which a plurality of Internet lines are connected, and a second plurality of trunk ports, the apparatus comprising: a switching unit having a plurality of diverging ports adapted for connection to said second plurality of trunk ports and a plurality of converging ports adapted for connection to said second plurality of line ports; and a control unit responsive to a request signal from one of said user terminals for establishing in said switching unit a plurality of connections specified by said request signal between one of said diverging ports and a plurality of said converging ports, wherein said public network switching system establishes a connection between said one diverging port and said one user terminal and a plurality of connections between said second plurality of line ports and said first plurality of trunk ports corresponding in number to said plurality of connections established in said switching unit.