Patent ID: 6327358
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
In a telephone network having a plurality of intercoupled switches that form a traffic network and a plurality of intercoupled signaling network elements that form a signaling network, a method for redirecting a call intended for an Internet Service Provider, the method comprising:receiving a call from a terminal coupled to an originating switch of the plurality of switches, the call intended for an Internet Service Provider facility coupled to a destination switch;initiating routing of the call to the Internet Service Provider facility;determining that the call is to be redirected to a new Internet Protocol gateway;determining a new destination switch corresponding to the new Internet Protocol gateway;redirecting the call to the new Internet Protocol gateway via the new destination switch; andterminating the call from the terminal to the new Internet Protocol gateway via the originating switch and the new destination switch via a lowest point in the telephone traffic network.