IP Library Granted Patent US 5,838,769
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US 5,838,769 · App. 08/775,764

Method of reducing risk that calls are blocked by egress switch or trunk failures

Inventors: Howard McNeil, Donald S. Pitchford, Iyad Tarazi
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Granted: Nov 17, 1998 Filed: Dec 31, 1996
Inventors
Howard McNeil
Donald S. Pitchford
Iyad Tarazi
Assignee (at issue)
MCI Communications Corporation

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Patent No.
US 5,838,769
App. No.
08/775,764
Filed
1996-12-31
Granted
1998-11-17
Kind
A