摘要 |
A radio telecommunications network (10) for providing group extension phone service to a plurality of subscribers utilizing standard wireline telephones (63) is disclosed. The network comprises a gateway mobile switching center (GMSC) (53, 73) connected to an external communication network (52, 72), a home location register (HLR) (55, 75) which includes a database of directory number (DN) categories, a serving mobile switching center/visited location register (MSC/VLR) (56, 78) which includes a plurality of cellular trunks (57) in a pool configuration, a base station (59) connected to the serving MSC/VLR, and a multi-line terminal (MLT) (44) for connecting the plurality of standard wireline telephones (63) to the base station. The MLT (41) includes a cellular side (62) for establishing a radio link to the base station, an office side (64) for establishing wireline connections to the plurality of standard wireline telephones, and an interface between the cellular side and the office side.
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