The invention provides a method and system for temporarily provisioning a
telephone service feature. At the request of a calling or called party, a
telephone service feature to be temporarily provisioned can be
identified. Once identified, the telephone service feature can be
provisioned and activated to handle the telephone service feature. Upon
completion of the call, the requested telephone service is deactivated.
In order to activate the requested telephone service feature, system
resources can be allocated to support the identified telephone service
feature. The allocation of system resources can include reserving a pool
of resources for activating the identified telephone service feature. For
example, a pool of line interface circuits may be reserved specifically
for providing temporary provisioning of the telephone service feature for
subscribers. An available resource capable of processing the identified
telephone service feature can be selected from the pool of resources. The
selection of an available resource can include multiplexing the available
resource onto a conduit that bears existing service for the subscriber
for which the telephone service feature is being provisioned.