Telecommunications network circuit usage measurement

Details Telecommunications network circuit usage measurement Telecommunications network circuit usage measurement

1996-02-09

1998-12-29

Loomis, Paul

Telephonic communications

With usage measurement

Call charge metering or monitoring

375133, 375269, 375327, H04M 1500, H04M 300

Patent

active

058548351

ABSTRACT:
A system and method is provided for using underused or unused local telephone company local loops to subscriber premises for providing to such premises a connection to an alternate service provider having a common channel signaling controlled switched network. The use of the local loop is leased to the service provider at a rate dependent upon the usage of the circuit. Information and data to permit efficient and convenient billing for leased usage of the loops is implemented by linking the common channel signaling control network of the telephone network and the common channel signaling control network of the service provider network. Common channel signaling control signals indicating call set-up and call tear-down are transmitted by the service provider's common channel signaling network to and stored in the telephone common channel signaling network in the storage of the controller therein to permit billing therefrom. Alternatively call set-up and tear-down are signaled by signals utilizing transaction capabilities application part (TCAP) protocol.

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