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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Jeffrey D. Copley, Garland, TX (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey D. Copley, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for providing softswitch failure protection in a communication network is provided that includes assigning an alias point code to a first softswitch. The alias point code is also assigned to a second softswitch. A message is generated that comprises a destination point code that is operable to identify a destination for the message. The destination point code comprises the alias point code.