Patent ID: 7924818

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a network interface configured to receive a call from a packet switched network to a called party device; and one or more processors configured to execute, management logic to determine whether the call is to a called party device on a packet switched network or to a called party device on a non-packet switched network, data port logic to route the call to the called party device residing on the packet switched network, and signaling conversion logic to convert signaling of the call from packet switched network signaling to non-packet switched network signaling if the call is to a called party device on a non-packet switched network, the conversion including, obtaining an address specification parameter associated with the call based on signaling of the packet switched network, determining whether the address specification parameter corresponds to a directory number compatible with the non-packet switched network, and specifying a terminating trunk group of the non-packet switched network based on the determination; and a voice port configured route the call to the called party device residing on the non-packet switched network.