Switch proxy for providing emergency stand alone service in remote access systems

A method for controlling a switch proxy, said switch proxy connected on a trunk between a remote terminal and a local switching system that controls the remote terminal, said method comprising:

• monitoring the trunks for local switching system control signals,
• providing service to individual trunks serving the remote terminal responsive to activity on said trunks based on information stored in the switch proxy, and
• maintaining the information stored in the switch proxy in synchronization with the local switching system translations database and current 9-1-1 emergency responder information.

A method for operation of a switch proxy controlling a remote terminal when said remote terminal is isolated from its controlling local switching system and a subscriber originating a 9-1-1 call has been detected on said remote terminal, said method comprising:

• determining the line identification of the individual trunk channel from which the digit signals 9-1-1 were received,
• determining one or more 9-1-1 emergency responder lines to which to connect the individual trunk channel from which the digit signals 9-1-1 were received based on the determined line identification using the translations database information stored within the switch proxy, and
• connecting the individual trunk channel from which the digit signals 9-1-1 were received to one or more 9-1-1 emergency responder lines.

A switch proxy management system apparatus for maintaining a switch proxy translations database within a switch proxy synchronized with a local switching system translations database and current 9-1-1 emergency responder information comprising:

• a communications interface configured to interrogate an external database and communicate with a switch proxy,
• a database configured to store data regarding each line served by the switch proxy, and
• a controller configured to retrieve data from the communications interface and store data regarding each line served by the switch proxy.