A system and method for providing PBX-like functionality at a remote
office location includes the capability of maintaining a network session
with a mobile number associated with the remote worker once the worker
terminates the remote office session. The system utilizes a remote office
platform interposed between a data communications network and a
conventional PBX switch (located either at a subscriber-based office
location or within the communication network and shared by a number of
different subscribers). A remotely located individual (such as a
telecommuter) "logs in" to the remote office platform and, once the
individual is authenticated, a graphical user interface (GUI) emulating a
PBX station set is enabled at the remote employee's personal computer,
the GUI including a field for entry of the user's mobile number. When the
user ends the session at the remote location, the platform invokes a
mobility process to maintain a communication session with the remote
worker via the communication device associated with the mobile number.