Appeal No. 1999-2317 Page 3
Application No. 08/634,543
points via links between said signal switching
points and signal transfer points;
a global information system termed Internet that
is logically linked together by a globally unique
address space based on the Internet Protocol (IP);
at least a pair of said central office switching
systems having connected thereto an Internet module,
said central office switching systems providing
selective connection between said modules and the
subscriber lines connected to each of said pair of
central office switching systems;
each of said Internet modules including a
processor;
said Internet modules being linked to signal
transfer points in said control network;
connections between said customer premise
terminals connected to subscriber lines and their
respective central office switching systems being
established responsive to signals via said control
network whereby a virtual connection is established
from a customer premises terminal connected to one
of said subscriber lines through the central office
switching system connected to one of said Internet
modules through said Internet module through the
Internet to the other of said Internet modules
through the central office switching system
connected to said other Internet module through a
subscriber line connected to said central office
switching system connected to said other Internet
module and to a customer premises terminal connected
to said subscriber line connected to said last named
central office switching system to provide voice
communication between said customer premises.
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