Telephony equipment migration
AssigneeMetaswitch Networks Ltd.
InventorColin Tregenza Dancer
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Abstract
A telephony equipment migration arrangement is provided. The telephony equipment migration arrangement includes legacy telephony equipment located in one or more equipment bays, at least one transport cable, with one or more connectors, to provide external carrier connectivity, replacement telephony equipment located in one or more equipment bays remote from the legacy telephony equipment, and at least one remote coupling cable, with one or more connectors, connected to the replacement telephony equipment. The connector(s) of the remote coupling cable are mounted in a location having a predetermined locational relationship with the equipment bay in which the legacy telephony equipment is located, and the transport cable is communicatively coupled to the remote coupling cable.
Claims24
A telephony equipment migration arrangement to facilitate migration from legacy telephony equipment to replacement telephony equipment, the arrangement comprising:
- the legacy telephony equipment located in one or more equipment bays including at least a first equipment bay;
- at least one transport cable having one or more connectors, the at least one transport cable providing external carrier connectivity;
- the replacement telephony equipment located in one or more equipment bays remote from the legacy telephony equipment;
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- at least one remote coupling cable connected to the replacement telephony equipment and comprising one or more connectors,
- wherein the one or more connectors of the remote coupling cable are mounted in a location having a predetermined locational relationship with the first equipment bay in which the legacy telephony equipment is located,
- wherein the at least one transport cable is communicatively coupled to the at least one remote coupling cable, and
- wherein the at least one remote coupling cable extends from the replacement telephony equipment to the location having the predetermined locational relationship with the first equipment bay in which the legacy telephony equipment is located to enable the one or more connectors of the at least one remote coupling cable to be mounted in said location.
A method of migrating telephony equipment to facilitate migration from legacy telephony equipment to replacement telephony equipment, the arrangement, the method comprising:
- providing at least one telephony equipment migration module;
- connecting at least one transport cable to the at least one telephony equipment migration module, the at least one transport cable providing external carrier connectivity;
- connecting at least one coupling cable to the at least one telephony equipment migration module and to the legacy telephony equipment;
- connecting at least one remote coupling cable to the at least one telephony equipment migration module and to the replacement telephony equipment,
- testing the replacement telephony equipment using at least the at least one telephony equipment migration module;
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- activating the replacement telephony equipment,
- wherein the one or more connectors of the remote coupling cable are mounted in a location having a predetermined locational relationship with the first equipment bay in which the legacy telephony equipment is located,
- wherein the at least one transport cable is communicatively coupled to the at least one remote coupling cable, and
- wherein the at least one remote coupling cable extends from the replacement telephony equipment to the location having the predetermined locational relationship with the first equipment bay in which the legacy telephony equipment is located to enable the one or more connectors of the at least one remote coupling cable to be mounted in said location.
A telephony equipment migration module, comprising:
- one or more transport cable connectors;
- one or more legacy telephony equipment connectors configured to transmit transport signals to and receive transport signals from legacy telephony equipment;
- one or more replacement telephony equipment connectors configured to transmit transport signals to and receive transport signals from replacement telephony equipment;
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- one or more controllers operable to control switching between:
- transport signals being transmitted to the legacy telephony equipment or transport signals being transmitted to the replacement telephony equipment;
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- transport signals being received from the legacy telephony equipment or transport signals being received from the replacement telephony equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.