Trunk architecture for coupling central offices associated with public switched telephone networks
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsAlexandros Cavgalar, Robert Richmond, Kenneth Stuchlik
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Abstract
The present invention provides a wireless backbone for use with a public switched telephone network (PSTN). In one embodiment, the wireless backbone includes a central office switch coupled to the PSTN and configured to process a plurality of calls associated with the PSTN. Additionally, the wireless backbone also includes a wireless transmission unit coupled to the central office switch and configured to cooperate with another wireless transmission unit to yield a wireless trunk for communicating the plurality of calls to another central office switch.
Claims21
A wireless backbone for use with a public switched telephone network (PSTN), comprising:
- a central office switch coupled to said PSTN and configured to process a plurality of calls associated with said PSTN;
- and
- a wireless transmission unit coupled to said central office switch and configured to cooperate with another wireless transmission unit to yield a wireless trunk for communicating said plurality of calls to another central office switch.
A method of providing a wireless backbone for use with a public switched telephone network (PSTN), comprising:
- processing a plurality of calls associated with said PSTN employing a wireless transmission unit coupled to a central office switch;
- and
- cooperating with another wireless transmission unit to yield a wireless trunk for communicating said plurality of calls to another central office switch.
A telecommunication network, comprising:
- first and second public switched telephone networks (PSTNs);
- and
- a wireless backbone, including:
- a first central office switch coupled to said first PSTN that processes a plurality of calls associated with said first PSTN, and
- a first wireless transmission unit coupled to said first central office switch that cooperates with a second wireless transmission unit to yield a wireless trunk for communicating said plurality of calls to a second central office switch coupled to said second PSTN.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.