Abstract:
A switching system is arranged with control circuitry including a processor to store call completion information for subsequent automatic retry purposes on calling connections which are not completed initially. When a connection is blocked because of the unavailability of trunk circuits the completion information is stored in a high queue list; and when a trunk is available but the call blocks in a subsequent office or blocks because the called station is busy the completion information is stored in a low queue list. Calls are retried from the high queue list whenever a trunk becomes available and retried from the low queue list under periodic clock control. During the queuing interval the calling subscriber''s line remains free for the origination or the termination of other connections.