Claims
- 1. A method for routing an incoming call from a first telecommunications node to a ported telecommunications terminal, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving an incoming call at said first telecommunications node towards said telecommunications terminal associated with a particular directory number;
- routing a first call setup signal from said first telecommunications node to a second telecommunications node indicated by said directory number, said ported telecommunications terminal used to be associated with said second telecommunications node;
- receiving a signal from a centralized database, in response to said first call setup signal, that said telecommunications terminal has been ported, said signal further including a network address representing a third telecommunications node now associated with the ported telecommunications terminal; and
- routing a second call setup signal from said first telecommunications node to said third telecommunications node indicated by said received network address.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said first call setup signal further comprises a second network address representing said first telecommunications node and a call identifier representing said received incoming call.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said third telecommunications node is a wireline local exchange.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein said third telecommunications node is a home location register.
- 5. A system for routing an incoming call from a first telecommunications node to a ported telecommunications terminal, said ported telecommunications terminal used to be associated with a second telecommunications node but is now associated with a third telecommunications node, wherein said second telecommunications node is further associated with a centralized database for storing a network address representing said third telecommunications node, said first telecommunications node comprising:
- means for receiving an incoming call towards said telecommunications terminal associated with a particular directory number;
- means for routing a first call setup signal towards said second telecommunications node as indicated by said directory number;
- means for receiving a signal from said centralized database, in response to said first call setup signal, that said telecommunications terminal has been ported, said signal further including said network address representing said third telecommunications node associated with the ported telecommunications terminal; and
- means for routing a second call setup signal towards said third telecommunications node using said received network address.
- 6. The system of claim 5 wherein said first call setup signal further comprises a second network address representing said first telecommunications node and a call identifier representing said received incoming call.
- 7. The system of claim 5 wherein said third telecommunications node is a wireline local exchange.
- 8. The system of claim 5 wherein said third telecommunications node is a home location register.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is related to U.S. application for patent Ser. No. 08/657,403, filed Jun. 3, 1996, entitled "Downloading of Routing Numbers To Donor Switches Within A Telecommunications Network", now U.S. Pat. No. 5,890,063, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
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