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Method and apparatus for provisioning a soft switch

US6807266B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateAug 30, 2002
Grant dateOct 19, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/42
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A provisioning server (11) having various operating modes serves to provide a unified logical view of a soft switch (10) to a user via a display (14) and in response to receiving new service information from the user, provisioning corresponding configuration parameters to various of the logical communications support platforms (10A-F) that comprise the soft switch. Depending upon the mode of operation, the provisioning server can also receive current configuration parameter information from the logical platforms.

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