Method and system communication system message processing based on classification criteria

• US 20030031164A1
• Filed: 04/25/2001
• Published: 02/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qwest Communications International Incorporated (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Qwest Communications International Incorporated (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Nabkel, Jafar S., Jaramillo, Paul D., Egan, Ronald J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,298,734 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5022 by giving priorities, e.g. assigning classes of service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/567 Integrating service provisioning from a plurality of service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/1225 Details of core network interconnection arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13034 A/D conversion, code compression/expansion
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13039 Asymmetrical two-way transmission, e.g. ADSL, HDSL
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13091 CLI, identification of calling line
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13097 Numbering, addressing
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13098 Mobile subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13173 Busy signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1325 Priority service
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1329 Asynchronous transfer mode, ATM
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13296 Packet switching, X.25, frame relay
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13298 Local loop systems, access network
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13336 Store & forward, messaging systems email H04Q2213/13375
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13338 : Do-not-disturb
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13345 : Intelligent networks, SCP
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13376 : Information service, downloading of information, 0800/0900 services
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13389 : LAN, internet

Abstract

A system and method that provides for an exchange of messages and associated data across a plurality of communication network system entities for one or more communications networks, wherein the system includes one or more distributed message brokers which are in communication with any number of communication network system entities. The message broker may perform message processing, which includes relaying and screening based on prioritization rules which may include customer classification criteria, associated service classification, and system entity classification applied to a message classification for messages communicated over the communications networks.

Claims

1. A system for providing exchange of messages and associated data across a plurality of communication network system entities for at least one communications network, comprising:

at least one distributed message broker connectable to the plurality of communication network system entities of at least one communication network, wherein the at least one message broker is configured to provide message processing between a plurality of system entities, wherein message processing includes at least one of;

relaying and screening based on prioritization rules of at least one of customer classification, associated service classification, and system entity classification applied to a message classification of one or more messages communicated over the at least one communications network between the plurality of system entities.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of system entities includes at least one of:

a transport association controller (TAC), association state manager (ASM), other of the at least one message brokers, an integrated service controller (ISC), a service logic entity, and service management entities.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the message classification comprises at least one of:

message type (request, information, instruction), associated event in message payload, and level of support of connection or connectionless oriented message transactions between system entities.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the message broker is configured to relay the one or more messages to an appropriate destination based on at least one high-level name incorporated into the one or more messages.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the message broker is configured to employ message delivery parameters which affect the manner of delivery for the one or more messages of a message classification between identified origination-destination endpoints.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the message delivery parameters include at least one of:

timers, queuing priority order, one or more levels of message delivery guarantees, ordering of sequential messages, integrity of message delivery, and message duplication handling.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the message broker is configured to perform the message relay and screening prioritization of the one or more messages of a message classification based on static message operation prioritization rules.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the static message operation prioritization rules comprise at least one of:

security policies, resource allocation arbitration, reactivity to communication network conditions to ensure performance levels, and relationship definitions of associated messaging endpoints.

9. The system of claim 6 wherein the message broker is configured to perform dynamic prioritization for message relay and screening of the one or more messages of a message classification through communication with the system entities from which the one or more messages is generated or received.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the message broker is further configured to provide:

discovery which allows a serving system entity to advertise capabilities and a client system entity to one or more methods associated with the serving system entity; and

transparency which enables both the serving and client system entities to communicate without requiring knowledge of an addressable reference for every one of the system entities in the plurality of communications networks.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one message broker is further configured to operate in a plurality of message distribution modes which include at least one of:

unicast, multicast, and broadcast methods to support messaging requirements.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the message broker is configured to operate in a services layer within the plurality of communications networks so as to relay or screen messages with the at least one of:

at least one system entity resident in a service layer and at least one system entity resident in a service control layer of the plurality of communications networks.

13. The system of claim of 12 wherein the message broker is configured to communicate with at least one of:

at least one service logic entity and one or more message brokers each within the service layer.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the message broker is configured to communicate with at least one of:

at least one integrated service controller and one or more message brokers, each within the service control layer.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one the message broker is configured to operate in a services control layer within the plurality of communications networks and is configured to relay or screen the one or more messages through the services control layer between at least one of:

the plurality of system entities located in at least one service layer of the at least one communications network and the plurality of system entities located in at least one transport control layer of the at least one communications network.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the at least one message broker is further configured to exchange the one or more messages with at least one integrated service controller in the service control layer of the at least one communications network.

17. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one the message broker is configured to operate in a transport control layer within the plurality of communications networks and is configured to relay or screen the one or more messages through the transport control layer between at least one of:

the plurality of system entities located in at least one service control layer of the at least one communications network and the plurality of system entities located in at least one transport layer of the at least one communications network.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the at least one message broker is further configured to exchange the one or more messages with at least one transport association controller in the transport control layer of the at least one communications network.

19. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one message broker is further configured to operate in at least one of:

a services layer, a service control layer, and a transport control layer wherein the at least one message broker provides for inter-message distributions across a plurality of communications domains.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the at least one message broker is further configured to provide message translation for the one or messages communicated between the plurality of communications domains.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the message translation includes message translation schemes which are modular and configurable from a provisioning management system.

22. The system of claim 19 wherein the at least one message broker is further configured to provide for authentication and authorization for the one or more messages exchanged between the plurality of communications domains.

23. The system of claim 19 wherein the at least one message broker is further configured to provide message tunneling for the one or more messages exchanged between the plurality of communications domains.

24. The system of claim 19 wherein the at least one message broker is further configured to provide non-repudiation of message relay and screening in order to provide proof of message exchange transaction.

25. A method for providing exchange of messages and associated data across a plurality of communication network system entities for at least one communications network, comprising the steps of:

configuring at least one message broker to establish connections with a plurality of communication network system entities of at least one communications networks; and

receiving and processing one or more messages from the system entities wherein the processing includes at least one of;

relaying and screening based on prioritization rules of at least one of customer classification, associated service classification, and system entity classification applied to a message classification of one or more messages communicated over the at least one communications network between the plurality of system entities.

26. The method of claim 25 wherein the plurality of system entities includes at least one of:

a transport association controller (TAC), association state manager (ASM), other of the at least one message brokers, an integrated service controller (ISC), a service logic entity, and service management entities.

27. The method of claim 25 wherein the message classification comprises at least one of:

message type (request, information, instruction), associated event in message payload, and level of support of connection or connectionless oriented message transactions between system entities.

28. The method of claim 25 further comprising the step of relaying the one or more messages to an appropriate destination based on at least one high-level name incorporated into the one or more messages.

29. The method of claim 25 further comprising the step of employing message delivery parameters which affect the manner of delivery for the one or more messages of a message classification between identified origination-destination endpoints.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein the message delivery parameters include at least one of:

timers, queuing priority order, one or more levels of message delivery guarantees, ordering of sequential messages, integrity of message delivery, and message duplication handling.

31. The method of claim 30 further comprising the step of performing the message relay and screening prioritization of the one or more messages of a message classification based on static message operation prioritization rules.

32. The method of claim 31 wherein the static message operation prioritization rules comprise at least one of:

security policies, resource allocation arbitration, reactivity to communication network conditions to ensure performance levels, and relationship definitions of associated messaging endpoints.

33. The method of claim 30 further comprising the step of performing dynamic prioritization for message relay and screening of the one or more messages of a message classification through communication with the system entities from which the one or more messages is generated or received.

34. The method of claim 25 further comprising the step of:

providing discovery which allows a serving system entity to advertise capabilities and a client system entity to one or more methods associated with the serving system entity; and

providing transparency which enables both the serving and client system entities to communicate without requiring knowledge of an addressable reference for every one of the system entities in the plurality of communications networks.

35. The method of claim 25 further comprising the step of operating in a plurality of message distribution modes which include at least one of:

unicast, multicast, and broadcast methods to support messaging requirements.

36. The method of claim 25 wherein the message broker is configured to operate in a services layer within the plurality of communications networks so as to relay or screen messages with the at least one of:

at least one system entity resident in a service layer and at least one system entity resident in a service control layer of the plurality of communications networks.

37. The method of claim of 36 further comprising the step of communicating with at least one of:

at least one service logic entity and one or more message brokers each within the service layer.

38. The method of claim 36 further comprising the step of communicating with at least one of:

at least one integrated service controller and one or more message brokers, each within the service control layer.

39. The method of claim 25 wherein the at least one the message broker is configured to operate in a services control layer within the plurality of communications networks and is configured to relay or screen the one or more messages through the services control layer between at least one of:

the plurality of system entities located in at least one service layer of the at least one communications network and the plurality of system entities located in at least one transport control layer of the at least one communications network.

40. The method of claim 39 further comprising the step of exchanging the one or more messages with at least one integrated service controller in the service control layer of the at least one communications network.

41. The method of claim 25 wherein the at least one the message broker is configured to operate in a transport control layer within the plurality of communications networks and is configured to relay or screen the one or more messages through the transport control layer between at least one of:

the plurality of system entities located in at least one service control layer of the at least one communications network and the plurality of system entities located in at least one transport layer of the at least one communications network.

42. The method of claim 41 further comprising the step of exchanging the one or more messages with at least one transport association controller in the transport control layer of the at least one communications network.

43. The method of claim 25 wherein the at least one message broker is further configured to operate in at least one of:

a services layer, a service control layer, and a transport control layer wherein the at least one message broker provides for inter-message distributions across a plurality of communications domains.

44. The method of claim 43 further comprising the step of providing message translation for the one or messages communicated between the plurality of communications domains.

45. The method of claim 44 wherein the message translation comprises message translation schemes which are modular and configurable from a provisioning management system.

46. The method of claim 39 wherein further comprising the step of providing authentication and authorization for the one or more messages exchanged between the plurality of communications domains.

47. The method of claim 39 further comprising the step of providing message tunneling for the one or more messages exchanged between the plurality of communications domains.

48. The method of claim 39 further comprising the step of providing non-repudiation of message relay and screening in order to provide proof of message exchange transaction.