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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1997
Kevin Eugene Dombkowski, Oswego, IL (US);
Charles Arthur Witschorik, Naperville, IL (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and system for decreasing the probability of blocked access to a local exchange carrier's telecommunications network comprises a multi-mode line card for determining whether a particular call is a voice or data call. If a call is determined to require data transmission, the line card assigns time slots for interconnection of the line card to a serving digital switch. If no meaningful data is received, no time slots are assigned. In this manner, time slots interconnecting the serving digital switch to a line card are established only if data or voice is being transmitted from a subscriber line.