Apparatus, methods, computer software and computer program products for telecommunications service migration

摘要

A telecommunications service is migrated from legacy telecommunications equipment to replacement telecommunications equipment. A first set of cables 14 is communicatively coupled to the legacy telecommunications equipment 10. The legacy telecommunications equipment is communicatively coupled to a first gateway unit 15. The first gateway unit is communicatively coupled to a second gateway unit 16. A second set of cables is communicatively coupled to the second gateway unit 24. The second gateway unit is communicatively paired to the replacement telecommunications equipment 11. This enables data associated with the telecommunications service to be communicated between the second gateway unit 16 and the legacy telecommunications equipment 10 via the first gateway unit 15 prior to the telecommunications service being migrated to the replacement telecommunications equipment 11. The second gateway unit may communicate such data with the replacement telecommunications equipment after the telecommunications service is migrated to the replacement telecommunications equipment.