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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1996
Kailih David Lin, Boulder, CO (US);
Douglas A. Corey, Boulder, CO (US);
Lawrence A. Behmer, Boulder, CO (US);
Qwest Communications International, Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
Architecture and a method for reducing voice switch and trunk loading is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for handling a voice frequency data call to a first termination telephone number associated with a service provider includes a first processor for recognizing and routing the voice frequency data call toward a data network via a first network modem and a converter for receiving the voice frequency data call from the first network modem and packetizing the voice frequency call into a packet switch call having at least a first packet transmittable toward the service provider via the data network interconnectable to the service provider. A method for handling such voice frequency data calls from a first person to a service provider includes the steps of recognizing the voice frequency data call corresponds to a service provider, processing at least the first termination telephone number to direct the routing of data in the voice frequency data call toward a data network, and processing the voice frequency data call to convert it to a packet switch call having at least a first packet transmittable toward the service provider via the data network.