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Switched access to frame relay

US5521914A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 1994
Grant dateMay 28, 1996
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/13399
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An arrangement is disclosed for providing switched access to a packet-based network. The arrangement comprises an ISDN switch connected to terminal units via ISDN links, a frame relay switch, and a TDM trunk connecting the frame relay switch to the ISDN switch. The TDM trunk has circuits that constitute a hunt group for switched access to the network and perform signaling termination.

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