Communication control apparatus and method, and communication system using the communication control apparatus
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1. A communication control apparatus comprising:
- a call managing unit detecting a current state of communications in a predetermined route on an IP network; and
a determination unit determining, in response to a request for connecting a new call to the predetermined route, whether the request is accepted or rejected based on a result of comparison of the detected state of communications and a maximum amount of traffic of packets permitted for the predetermined route.
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Abstract
In a communication control apparatus and method of the present invention, a current state of communications in a predetermined route on an IP network is detected. In response to a request for connecting a new call to the predetermined route, it is determined whether the request is accepted or rejected, based on a result of comparison of the detected state of communications in the predetermined route and a maximum amount of traffic of packets permitted for the predetermined route.
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1. A communication control apparatus comprising:
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a call managing unit detecting a current state of communications in a predetermined route on an IP network; and
a determination unit determining, in response to a request for connecting a new call to the predetermined route, whether the request is accepted or rejected based on a result of comparison of the detected state of communications and a maximum amount of traffic of packets permitted for the predetermined route. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A communication control method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a current state of communications in a predetermined route on an IP network; and
determining, in response to a request for connecting a new call to the predetermined route, whether the request is accepted or rejected based on a result of comparison of the detected state of communications in the predetermined route and a maximum amount of traffic of packets permitted for the predetermined route.
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4. A communication system in which packets are transmitted over an IP network, the communication system including a gateway which connects a terminal on the gateway to the IP network, a gatekeeper which maps a phone number of the terminal into an IP address on the IP network, and a communication control apparatus,
the communication control apparatus comprising: -
a call managing unit detecting a current state of communications in a predetermined route on the IP network; and
a determination unit determining, in response to a request for connecting a new call to the predetermined route, whether the request is accepted or rejected based on a result of comparison of the detected state of communications and a maximum amount of traffic of packets permitted for the predetermined route. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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