Houssam A Halabi

US Patent:

6349093, Feb 19, 2002

Filed:

Oct 7, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/946465

Inventors:

James L. Caldwell - DeMossville KY
Hossein Eslambolchi - Basking Ridge NJ
Houssam Halabi - Freehold NJ
James Michael Hopkins - Morristown NJ

Assignee:

ATT Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04R 1104

US Classification:

370259

Abstract:

Provisioning of dedicated service in a communications network is made more efficient by creating a service path, ( ) that includes a permanent service communications link ( ) between an automatically remotely provisionable cross-connect system ( ) and a network gateway element ( ), such as a cross-connect device or a telecommunications switch. The service communications link remains active to carry traffic notwithstanding whether the automatically remotely provisionable cross-connection system is provisioned to provide dedicated subscriber service, or to terminate such service. In this way, service may be re-provisioned by appropriately provisioning the cross-connect device without the need to dispatch a technician to re-establish a link between the cross-connect system and the network gateway device.

US Patent:

58703837, Feb 9, 1999

Filed:

Oct 27, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/957948

Inventors:

Hossein Eslambolchi - Basking Ridge NJ
Houssam Halabi - Freehold NJ

Assignee:

AT&T Corp - Middletown NJ

International Classification:

H04Q 120

US Classification:

370230

Abstract:

The need for manual verification of service on a desired cross-connect in a cross-connect system prior to provisioning may be eliminated by modifying the logic of the cross-connect system to take account of an internal indication characteristic of whether service is present on the cross-connect. Upon receipt of a NORMAL command, the cross-connect system only executes the command to disconnect the cross-connect when no service is present. However, upon receipt of a FORCED command, the cross-connect system executes the command to disconnect the cross-connect irrespective of the existence of any service thereon. Moreover, in response to an indication of service and denial of the NORMAL command, a FORCE command may be issued instead to effect disconnection of the cross-connection with such disconnection is desired irrespective of the existence of service thereon.