Patent ID: 7394818

Claim:
A communication system comprising: an IP-enabled communication network; at least one remote site connected to the communication network, the remote site comprising: (a) a plurality of subscribers, (b) a switch interconnecting the plurality of subscribers, (c) at least one multi-line hunt group connected to the switch, each multi-line hunt group comprising a plurality of voice communication lines and at least one signaling line carrying signaling data, and (d) a gateway receiving the plurality of voice communication lines and the at least one signaling line for each multi-line hunt group, the gateway interfacing each multi-line hunt group and the communication network; and at least one service site connected to the communication network, the service site comprising: (e) a service platform providing voice services; (f) a switch connected to the service platform; (g) at least one multi-line hunt group connected to the switch, and (h) a gateway interfacing each multi-line hunt group and the communication network.