Method of establishing a connection, as well as exchange, service computer and communications network
CA 2207933 A1 · Owner: Alcatel · Inventors: Weik, Hartmut
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The invention relates to a method for establishing a connection an, exchange and a service computer for carrying out the method and a communications network for establishing connections according to the method. A requesting terminal (TEA) signals a call request (CALL) to a control unit of a first communication network (NET1). The control unit then determines if sufficient free capacity is available in the first communication network (NET1) for establishing the connection requested by the call request. If the capacity is insufficient, then the control unit initiates an alternate setup of the requested connection via a different second communication network (NET2) based on the parameters (PA) …
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- Filed May 29, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 29, 2017.
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