It is one objective of the present invention to provide a private branch
exchange that can identify calls to be routed to an extension phone
group.A private branch exchange according to this invention comprises: a
caller information detector for, when a call is received, obtaining
caller information; a group incoming call table in which two or more
extension numbers are correlated with an extension incoming call group
number; and an incoming call group controller for, when a call received
through the telephone line is for an extension incoming call group
number, extracting from the group incoming call table extension numbers
that are correlated with the extension incoming call group number and
transmitting an incoming call signal to extension phones corresponding to
the extension numbers, and also for storing, in a group incoming call log
table, a caller number that is obtained by the caller information
detector.