Patent ID: 7940745

Claim:
A method for rerouting a useful data stream of a packet network based connection between a first subscriber and a second subscriber in a packet network within a framework of a service, comprising: providing at least one packet converter under control of a switching center; routing the useful data stream via the packet converter within the framework of the service; rerouting the useful data stream in the packet network, said rerouting step including disconnecting a data stream connection between the first subscriber and the packet converter; and conducting a packet conversion of the packets of useful data in the packet converter, the packet conversion including adaptations for rerouting of the useful data stream in the packet network, wherein the adaptations for rerouting of the useful data stream are selected from the group consisting of: changes of address and parameter information required for rerouting of the useful data stream; wherein the packet converter includes program structures that emulate functions of a series connection of a packet network/TDM network network access device and a TDM network/packet network access device and for each through connection of a useful data stream to the packet converter from the switching center two orders or order sequences are signaled, with one relating to the conversion of a packet network data stream into a TDM data stream and one to the conversion of a TDM data stream into a packet network data stream.