Method of operating a virtual private network

Details Method of operating a virtual private network Method of operating a virtual private network

1997-11-13

2000-10-31

Hong, Harry S.

Telephonic communications

Special services

Service trigger

379220, 379230, 379901, H04M 342

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061414093

ABSTRACT:
A method of operating a virtual private network includes the steps of: (a) dialing a custom number; (b) receiving the custom number at a switch (20) of a first carrier; (c) routing the call to a switch (18) of a second carrier based on having received the custom number; and (d) when the call to the switch (18) of the second carrier includes a plain old telephone number translation of the customer number, routing the call over the second carrier to a service switching point (26) of a third carrier.

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