Patent ID: 7072331

Claim:
A system for establishing an end-to-end data path connection to transfer data between an origination site and a destination site, said system comprising: an interface circuit for receiving physical data signals and data touting configuration information through a transmission channel coupled to said origination site; a data routing control circuit, for setting up a data route between said origination site and said destination site based on the data routing configuration information; and an access router for routing said data through the data route; a dialing logic circuit for performing call setup and tear down operations based on said data routing configuration information; a public switched telephone network (PSTN) interface for transmitting pulse code modulated voice data received from said origination site directly to a PSTN switch; wherein said data path connection is formed by the data route, and can include any one or more of the following data paths: (i) a switched circuit network, including one or more PSTN circuits; and/or (ii) a wide area network (WAN); and/or (iii) one or more digital cross-connects.