Patent ID: 6021126
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of communicating with a ported telephone number in a switched telecommunication network comprising the steps of:dialing from a calling station linked to a calling end office switching system in said switched telecommunication network a telephone number which has been ported from a first end office switching system in said switched telecommunication network to a second end office switching system in said switched telecommunication network;responsive to said dialing, transmitting a first signaling message in a telecommunications network signaling protocol to an interface to a public wide area packet network using as its basic signaling protocol a non-telecommunications network protocol;translating said first signaling message in telecommunications network signaling protocol to said non-telecommunications network protocol and transmitting said translated message to a database linked to said public wide area packet network;retrieving from said database a number identifying said second end office switching system;using said number identifying said second end office switching system and formulating a second signaling message including said number identifying said second end office switching system;transmitting said second signaling message including said number identifying said second end office switching system via said public wide area packet network to said calling end office switching system; andusing said number identifying said second end office switching system to establish a communication connection between said calling station and a station designated by said ported telephone number linked to said second end office switching system to which said telephone number has been ported.