Voice over data telecommunications network architecture

• Main Authors: TERPSTRA RICH, LEWIS SHAWN M, HERNANDEZ ROBERT L, OWEN KRAIG, PETERSON JON, ZIMMERER ERIC, ELLIOTT ISAAC K, STEELE RICK D, MITCHELL JONATHAN S, BAKER BRUCE W, WANG JIN-GEN, WAIBEL RAY, DUGAN ANDREW JOHN, HIGGINS STEVEN P, STEARNS HAROLD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.12.2011
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; SELECTING; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

The present invention describes a system and method for communicating voice and data over a packet-switched network that is adapted to coexist and communicate with a legacy PSTN. The system permits packet switching of voice calls and data calls through a data network from and to any of a LEC, a cust...