Call processing telecommunication system and methods thereof in a WiFi network

• US 10,027,620 B2
• Filed: 01/07/2011
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
• Inventors: Hillier, Peter Matthew, Hillier, Katayoun
• Primary Examiner(s): Chu, Wutchung
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ansari, Najeebuddin
• Application Number:
  US12/930,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20120177029A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,748 Days
• Field of Search: 370352-356
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/106 across networks, e.g. mapping telephone numbers to data network addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1053 IP private branch exchange [PBX] functionality entities or arrangements circuit switched PBXs H04M3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42229 Personal communication services, i.e. services related to one subscriber independent of his terminal and/or location diverting calls from one subscriber to another subscriber, i.e. two different subscriptions H04M3/54; selecting arrangements in intelligent networks H04Q3/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0075 Details of addressing, directories or routing tables

Abstract

Global identifiers can be dialed from anywhere in the world. The present application relates to a call processing telecommunication system and methods thereof in a wireless network for connecting communication devices. The integrated system can resolve issues with global identification using internal identifiers. In one illustrative embodiment, the global identifiers can be registered and mapped to an internal number such that the global numbers can be used to contact individuals. When a call is placed by a communication device, the internal identifier of the calling device can be tied back to the global identifier, which then provides access to the IP address of the VoIP client to complete the call. For incoming calls, the global identifiers can be translated into an internal identifier to route the call through the network.

Claims

1. A method for establishing communication between devices in a telecommunication system, said method comprising:

at a phone exchange of the telecommunication system;

receiving registration information from a VoIP client of a first device, the registration information comprising a global identifier corresponding to the first device and IP address information for the first device;

when WiFi is detected, registering the first device by storing the global identifier corresponding to the first device in association with an internal identifier in the form of a directory number internal to the phone exchange and the IP address information for the first device, the internal identifier being associated with an egress port of the phone exchange;

receiving, at an ingress port of the phone exchange, a communication request sent from a VoIP client of a calling device to establish communication with the first device, wherein the VoIP client of a calling device intercepts a request for communication and directs the request for communication to the phone exchange, said communication request including the global identifier corresponding to said first device;

mapping, on ingress of the communication request, the global identifier corresponding to the first device with the internal identifier;

routing said communication request within the phone exchange to the egress port associated with said internal identifier;

mapping, at the egress port, the internal identifier to the IP address information for the first device;

sending said communication request to the VoIP client of said first device using said IP address information for the first device stored in association with the internal identifier;

responsive to receiving, at the ingress port of the phone exchange, the communication, determining whether the global identifier is registered at the phone exchange;

responsive to determining that the global identifier is registered at phone exchange, routing the communication request within the phone exchange to the egress port associated with the internal identifier; and

absent determining that the global identifier is registered at the phone exchange, routing the communication request through a phone network to the global identifier to establish communication with the first device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein routing comprises directing said communication request from the ingress port to the egress point associated with said device internal identifier.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein storing comprises storing said global identifier in association with said internal identifier and said IP address information in a lookup table of a data store at said phone exchange.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of mapping, on ingress of the communication request, the global identifier corresponding to the first device with the internal identifier, comprises mapping the global identifier to the internal identifier stored in the lookup table.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein mapping, at the egress port, the internal identifier to the IP address information for the first device comprises mapping the internal identifier to the IP address information stored in the lookup table.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

absent responsive to determining that global identifier is registered at the phone exchange, sending, to the VoIP client of the first device, a routing error message.

7. A system comprising:

a phone exchange for establishing communication between a calling device and a first device, the phone exchange being configured;

to receive registration information from a VoIP client of the first device, the registration information comprising a global identifier corresponding to the first device and the IP address information for the first device;

when WiFi is detected, to register the first device by storing the global identifier corresponding to the first device in association with an internal identifier in the form of a directory number internal to the phone exchange and the IP address information for the first device, the internal identifier being associated with an egress port of the phone exchange;

to receive, at an ingress port, a communication request sent from a VoIP client of the calling device to establish communication with the first device, wherein the VoIP client of a calling device intercepts a request for communication and directs the request for communication to the phone exchange, said communication request including said global identifier corresponding to the first device;

to map, on ingress of the communication request, the global identifier corresponding to the first device with the internal identifier;

to route the communication request within the phone exchange to an egress port associated with the internal identifier;

to map, at the egress port, the internal identifier to the IP address information for the first device;

to send the communication request to the VoIP client of the first device using the IP address information for the first device stored in association with the internal identifier;

responsive to receiving, at the ingress port of the phone exchange, the communication request, to determine whether the global identifier is registered at the phone exchange;

responsive to determining that the global identifier is registered at the phone exchange, to route the communication request within the phone exchange to the internal identifier associated with the egress port; and

absent determining that the global identifier is present registered at the phone exchange, to route the communication request through a phone network to the global identifier to establish communication with the first device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the phone exchange is further configured to store the global identifier in association with the internal identifier and the IP address information in a lookup table of a data store at the phone exchange.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the phone exchange is further configured, to map the global identifier to the internal identifier stored in the lookup table.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the phone exchange is further configured to map the internal identifier to the IP address information stored in the lookup table.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the phone exchange is further configured to:

absent responsive to determining that global identifier is registered at the phone exchange, sending, to the VoIP client of the first device, a routing error message.