At 12:42 PM -0500 10/28/01, Charles Sprickman wrote:
On Sun, 28 Oct 2001, Steve Goldstein wrote:
FYI, at about the time of the break, I was engaged in a Web-based meeting that included the Maui Supercomputer Center. We were using a phone bridge in San Jose, CA. The phone conversation persisted, but Maui's Internet connection dropped.
I do believe that if STP/SS7(?) trunks are dropped, calls in progress are not interrupted. Just my observation from when we did a number change and all that SS7 magic made our numbers move to a new provider. The cut was made, but all existing calls on our old dial equipment chugged merrily along...
Charles, You are absolutely correct on that score: At 2:32 PM -0400 10/27/01, Robert Borchers wrote:
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 14:32:36 -0400 From: "Robert Borchers" <bob@bborchers.com> Importance: Normal Reply-to: "Robert Borchers" <bob@bborchers.com> Subject: Re: Thursday Hawaii telephone mishap -- Verizon-slicin' To: sgoldste@nsf.gov Status: U
Wiki wiki dig dig. The connection stayed up but it was one of the last calls connected for the next 5 hours. Bob
--Steve --