Patent ID: 6826146
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A method of rerouting an intra-office digital signal through a telephone central office comprising the steps of:storing identification data for ports of first and second digital access and cross-connect systems, the ports being connected by an intra-office digital trunk; storing identification data for an alternative path from said first cross-connect system to said second cross-connect system; correlating identification data for said alternative path to said identification data for said intra-office digital trunk; determining availability of and displaying alternative path data responsive to entry of identification data for said intra-office digital trunk; freezing or locking said first and second digital access and cross-connect systems to temporarily prevent any provisioning; rerouting said intra-office digital signal via said alternative path; and measuring data bit errors associated with a port, determining if a bit error rate for said port exceeds a threshold and displaying identification data for said port based on the bit error rate determining step.