Patent ID: 8761370
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a network management system; a switch having at least four ports, wherein a first port is connected to a primary path to a first point of presence, the primary path including a connection between the first point of presence and a first router associated with the network management system, wherein a second port is connected to a secondary path to a second point of presence, the secondary path including a connection between the second point of presence and a server, the server connected to a second router associated with the network management system, wherein a third port is connected to the network management system via a dedicated line; the switch for sending and receiving signals to and from the network management system over the dedicated line, the switch for: the network management system for sending a command to the server when the first point of presence is inoperable, the command instructing the server to update routing translation tables of a specified group of phone numbers in a switching network to identify the second point of presence instead of the first point of presence so as to direct all internal and external incoming calls to the second point of presence along the secondary path.