Patent US 7,110,353

A distributed digital cross-connect system (10) is provided. The system includes two or more network interface islands (12) that connect to the telecommunications network. The system (10) also includes one or more distributed services nodes (18). Each distributed services node (18) connects to two or more of the network interface islands (12). The network interface islands (12) can transmit data to each other through the distributed services node (18). An administration system (14) is also connected to each distributed services node (18) and each network interface island (12). The administration system (14) transmits matrix configuration and telecommunications channel routing data to the network interface islands (12) and the distributed services nodes (18).