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Multiservice use of network connection capability

  • US 20020071427A1
  • Filed: 11/27/2001
  • Published: 06/13/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for controlling access to a communications network associated with a network service, the system comprising:

  • a service controller, comprising at least one session initiation protocol (SIP) proxy server, that receives a request for the network service from an initiating end system and instructs the initiating end system to perform a connection setup request, the instructing comprising specification of a unique identifier to be included in the connection setup request, the unique identifier correlating the connection setup request and the network service; and

    at least one switching device that receives the connection setup request from the initiating end system, the switching device processing the connection setup request based on the unique identifier and at least one of service policy and logic associated with the network service, and performing one of establishing a network connection to a terminating end system and rejecting the connection setup request based on the processing, in accordance with the at least one of service policy and logic.

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