Patent ID: 6088439
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A method for connecting calls on physically distinct servers in an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN), of a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), comprising the steps of:receiving a first call on a circuit switched connection from a caller on a first server;receiving a second call on a circuit switched connection from a caller on a second server;determining that the first call is to be connected to said second call;transmitting a telephone number to said second server, said telephone number being reserved by said first server for inter-server connections;said second server making a call to said first server using said telephone number to establish a circuit connection between the first and second servers over a public switched network;said first and second server exchanging call identification information over said connection; andsaid first server and said second server associating said circuit connection with the first call and second call, respectively.