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7492886 Method for allocating network resources  
Network resources for a call between a calling party and a called party are allocated. The network resources for the call are reserved based on a reservation request. In particular, the network...
7466807 Methods, systems and computer program products for offloading prepaid status queries from a prepaid status database for unlimited in-network prepaid calls  
Methods, systems, and computer program products for offloading prepaid credit status queries from prepaid credit status databases for unlimited-plan prepaid in-network calls is provided. According...
7450502 Method and apparatus for monitoring the potential impact of traffic surges  
The present invention enables a graphical display of network call volumes in a predefined period before and after network alarm indications that show serious service disruptions to help determine...
7426188 Method and apparatus to facilitate variable-rate call management operations  
A network element ( 20 ), such as a PDSN or home agent, upon determining ( 11 ) a need to effect a call management operation, then determines ( 12 ) whether to constrain the facilitation of that...
7366288 Method and apparatus of detection of inter-carrier looping  
Method and apparatus for detecting inter-carrier call looping. In one embodiment, the present invention is a method that can be used to reliably detect inter-network routing loops and kill...
7292687 Capability negotiation in a telecommunications network  
A method of negotiating a call capability between signalling points in a telecommunications system. The method comprises sending a capability preference or prioritised list of preferences from an...
7254228 Method and system for effective utilizing the switching capacity of local exchanges  
To support a changing volume of a voice-grade traffic in an access network having a local exchange with a limited capacity, provide two or more access networks each having subscribers and...
7242755 Dynamic routing for a telephone conference call  
A method and system are disclosed to provide a conference among conference participants over a communication network. A routing system receives conference utilization data from a plurality of...
7200141 Bandwidth detection in a heterogeneous network with parallel and proxy modes  
Effective bandwidth of a communication link is determined in a heterogeneous, packet switched network between a source and a destination, where effective bandwidth is defined as the actual...
7194078 Network redirection control routing  
A system and apparatus within a communications server for intercepting supplemental service requests to a communications network and ensuring redirection to correct network party and optimal...
7162017 System and method for determining an optimal threshold for increasing telephone line capacity and for evaluating line management policies  
A method determines a threshold for increasing telephone line capacity in a telecommunications system. The method includes receiving a group of parameters that relate to at least one of a telephone...
7158627 Method and system for inhibiting softswitch overload  
A method includes receiving, at a softswitch executing on a computer, a plurality of calls for switching, monitoring at least one criteria associated with operation of the computer, and based on...
7130402 Communication request processing system communication request processing method communication request processing apparatus  
To extract part of a large volume of traffic and adjust the total volume of traffic dynamically. When a communication request is originated from a telecommunications apparatus, a communications...
7116767 Apparatus and method for controlling telephone communications during intervals of high call traffic volume  
An apparatus for controlling telephone communications through a communication switch during intervals of call traffic volume in excess of a threshold call traffic volume includes: (a) a call...
7106847 Telecommunication network that provides caller-entered information to a call destination  
In a telecommunication network, a switching system routes a call to a service platform. The service platform transfers a prompt message over the call, collects caller-entered information from a...
7068766 Method for preventing overload condition in a circuit switched arrangement  
Congestion problems in networks are alleviated with a method that works toward insuring that unused capacity will always exist in elements of a network that are resources which are shared by a...
7065203 Method and system for managing call requests in a limited bandwidth environment  
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for managing call requests in a limited bandwidth environment includes receiving a call request from a user, determining if a voice channel on...
7050555 System and method for managing interconnect carrier routing  
A system and method for managing a carrier's interconnect traffic across a telecommunications network, the method involving receiving cost and routing rules from the carrier, gathering performance...
7050563 Call path reduction via correlation of call legs in a hairpin loop scenario  
A variety of methods and systems can be used to avoid a hairpin loop scenario. For example, in a system involving a redirecting switch and a service platform switch, correlation between calling...
7043003 Device and method for improving the load distribution in a signaling network  
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for improving the load distribution in a signaling network having a large number of signaling nodes (A, B) and a large number of signaling...
7009939 Adaptive resource management in a communication system  
Methods and apparatus for allocating a system resource in a communication system having an interconnected set of modules and for which the system resource is allocated among the modules are...
6978007 Communications systems  
The communications system has a transmission network for transmitting useful data and control data. Call numbers are input at a subscriber terminal. A subscriber line unit with an adjustable...
6947547 Management system for a telecommunications switch  
A management system for telecommunication switch is described. The management system is useful for providing operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) functions in a terabit switch. The...
6931109 Link selection parameter modification for network access selection  
A communication network includes a network selection system and an enterprise system that are connected to a PSTN. The network selection system receives a connection request from the enterprise...
6885743 Software circuit switching router using anchor channels  
Software defined radios necessitate the routing of analog wireless signals between data links via a software circuit switching router implemented in a processor. Processor utilization by the...
6842788 Computing and using resource colors for composite links  
A router can consider two color vectors for a path including multiple links through a network. One color vector indicates colors that all of the multiple links include. Another color vector...
6829347 Constraint based routing  
A method of selecting a trail using a Constraint based routing technique in which at least one user-determined routing policy is used to bias input to a Dijkstra/Yen-K shortest path routing engine,...
6792098 Inter-network line level adjustment method and system  
An inter-network line level adjustment system includes a switch (SW 1 ) and a processing unit ( 24 ) for identifying calls between a remote telephone network and a local telephone network. Echo...
6574326 Method and system for minimizing transmission of optional parameters in an intelligent network environment  
A method and a system for reducing transmission of parameters between a-mobile switching center and a service control point in a telecommunication network such as the Wireless Intelligent Network....
6535582 Voice verification system  
A voice verification system ( 1 ) has a verification server layer ( 55 ) providing centralized verification for multiple service providers in geographically spread locations. Each service provider...
6507648 Method and apparatus for prioritizing voice and data in a circuit-switched network  
The invention is a novel method of processing incoming and outgoing call requests by a switching unit such as a KSU, PBX or PC server. Each established circuit and each call request is associated...
6421435 SS7 network planning tool  
Planning alternative SS7 networks is a complex task requiring assistance from an intelligent planning tool. The tool provides a method for forecasting service loads including automatically...
6345092 Switch and method of seizing outgoing trunk of same  
Outgoing trunks of a switch are divided into reserved trunks and non-reserved trunks. A controller seizes reserved trunks equally for calls from subscriber terminals regardless of whether a call is...
5912628 Signal link selection method in exchange system  
A signal link selection method between exchange systems having a plurality of signal links of a destination exchange comprises the steps of obtaining a total number of signal links and a total link...
5838769 Method of reducing risk that calls are blocked by egress switch or trunk failures  
The instant invention provides a number of approaches in which a virtual homing to overcome outages can be achieved whereby a single terminating destination or an egress node can be formed from...
5801641 Controller for a non-blocking broadcast network  
A controller for a nonblocking broadcast switching network comprising an input stage, an output stage, and a middle stage. The input stage has N 1 or n 1 r 1 input ports and r 1 switches, where...
5787160 Intelligent routing of special service calls  
The termination availability database (TADB) of the instant invention performs routing decisions in response to call requests received from data access points (DAPs). The TADB takes each of the...
5787163 Intelligent load balancing of special service calls based on availability of terminations  
The termination availability database (TADB) of the instant invention performs routing decisions in response to call requests received from data access points (DAPs). The TADB takes each of the...
5787161 Network designer for communication networks  
In communication network, the network blocking probability can be efficiently calculated by applying a Gaussian approximation to a fixed point algorithm. Gaussian curves are approximated to...
5781624 Method for sharing network resources by virtual partitioning  
A method of operating a network by sharing resources associated with various classes among calls in the various classes according to a state dependent reservation parameter. Nominal amounts of one...
5764740 System and method for optimal logical network capacity dimensioning with broadband traffic  
A general dimensioning method and system for allocating limited transmission resources to virtual networks given offered traffic for virtual paths on the virtual networks. The N-layer virtual...
5727051 System and method for adaptive routing on a virtual path broadband network  
A general dimensioning method and system for allocating limited transmission resources to virtual paths and virtual networks on a physical network given offered traffic on each virtual path or...
5703938 Method of optimizing access trunk configurations and system therefor  
A network access optimization modeling initiative (NAOMI) that enables the operating personnel of a wide area service provider to configure the trunk connections of a telecommunications access...
5680448 Call routing selection method  
A deterministic call routing system tests the allocation of an incoming call to each of X locations and selects the appropriate location. Particularly, it simulates allocation of the call to the...
5675577 Internetwork routing using different service categories for establishing alternate route  
In an inter-PBX routing apparatus, calls from channels of different service categories to a destination are normally carried by a first route. A controller determines the available bandwidth...
5664010 System and method for providing an improved telecommunications service node  
The system and method of the present invention provides an improved service node containing at least one service application, a conversion process and a TCP/IP service circuit handler for...
5646986 Network communication system with global event calendar information and trunk allocation  
In a network-based communication system, communication trunks are allocated based on a history of network use and global event calendar information relating to particular regions that the network...
5539815 Network call routing controlled by a management node  
A network management node (10) collects trunk loading data and switch congestion data from switches in a telecommunication system. Path loading vectors (52, 56,) constraint vector (66), and switch...
5537611 Network management of special service calls  
In a telecommunication network, a DATA ACCESS POINT (DAP) database is used to route traffic between originating calling stations and terminating called stations for special service processing...
5537469 Bandwidth allocation of DPNSS networks  
A method for providing dynamic allocation of trunk circuits of different classes of traffic having different bandwidths in a Digital Private Network Signalling System (DPNSS) link between two...
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