Call flow system and method for use in a legacy telecommunication system
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing, by an enterprise gateway server, a first routing information to a carrier gateway server, the first routing information comprising at least one routing instruction on how to route a session based on at least one policy, wherein the at least one policy comprises enterprise session routing criteria;
transmitting from the carrier gateway server to a mobile switching network, a second routing information, the second routing information comprising at least one of destination information and session path information for routing the session to a destination, and wherein the second routing information comprises a routing instruction informing the mobile switching network to route the session to the carrier gateway server;
routing, by the mobile switching network, the session to the carrier gateway server; and
routing the session through an enterprise network, via the carrier gateway server, to the destination.
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Abstract
A method of operating a network server, such as a mobile application gateway, connect devices on a cellular or carrier network with individual networks, such as enterprise voice and data networks or residential networks. The effects of the present invention are far reaching in terms of transferring effective call control from the cellular network into the control of the individual network, such as the enterprise, and enabling new business models for the purchase of cellular service from a public cellular carrier by an enterprise.
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing, by an enterprise gateway server, a first routing information to a carrier gateway server, the first routing information comprising at least one routing instruction on how to route a session based on at least one policy, wherein the at least one policy comprises enterprise session routing criteria; transmitting from the carrier gateway server to a mobile switching network, a second routing information, the second routing information comprising at least one of destination information and session path information for routing the session to a destination, and wherein the second routing information comprises a routing instruction informing the mobile switching network to route the session to the carrier gateway server; routing, by the mobile switching network, the session to the carrier gateway server; and routing the session through an enterprise network, via the carrier gateway server, to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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a cellular network including a mobile switching network and a carrier gateway server; and an enterprise network including an enterprise gateway server and a private branch exchange coupled therewith, wherein the enterprise gateway server is coupled with the carrier gateway server, and wherein the carrier gateway server receives, from the mobile switching network, a session origination request of a session destined to a mobile station and queries the enterprise gateway server for a policy on how to route the session, wherein the enterprise gateway server returns the policy, wherein the policy comprises enterprise session routing criteria applied to the session, wherein the carrier gateway server transmits to the mobile switching network routing information comprising at least one of destination information and session path information for routing the session to the mobile station destination, wherein the mobile switching network routes the session to the carrier gateway server; and wherein the session is routed to the private branch exchange of the enterprise network by the carrier gateway server. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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