Optimal routing when two or more network elements are integrated in one element
First Claim
1. A method of routing a call between at least two logical network elements each performing a logical functionality on said call, said logical functionalities of said at least two logical network elements being accommodated in one physical control entity in an IP communication network system, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a call at said physical control entity as a first logical functionality;
performing call-related processing in said physical control entity as said first logical functionality, thereby obtaining a content of a first data structure; and
invoking a second logical functionality in said physical control entity, wherein said content of said first data structure is supplied inside said physical control entity to a second data structure of said second logical functionality so that the content of said second data structure is substantially similar to a content obtained at the same stage in said second logical functionality by external routing between logical network elements.
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Abstract
A call is routed between at least two logical network elements each performing a logical functionality on the call, the logical functionalities of the at least two logical network elements being accommodated in one physical control entity in an IP communication network system. When a call is received at the physical control entity as a first logical functionality, call-related processing is performed in the physical control entity as the first logical functionality, thereby obtaining a content of a first data structure. Then, a second logical functionality is invoked in the physical control entity, wherein the content of the first data structure is supplied inside the physical control entity to a second data structure of the second logical functionality so that the content of the second data structure is substantially similar too a content obtained at the same stage in said second logical functionality by external routing between logical network elements.
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1. A method of routing a call between at least two logical network elements each performing a logical functionality on said call, said logical functionalities of said at least two logical network elements being accommodated in one physical control entity in an IP communication network system, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a call at said physical control entity as a first logical functionality;
performing call-related processing in said physical control entity as said first logical functionality, thereby obtaining a content of a first data structure; and
invoking a second logical functionality in said physical control entity, wherein said content of said first data structure is supplied inside said physical control entity to a second data structure of said second logical functionality so that the content of said second data structure is substantially similar to a content obtained at the same stage in said second logical functionality by external routing between logical network elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A control entity for routing a call between at least two logical network elements each performing a logical functionality on said call, said logical functionalities of said at least two logical network elements being accommodated in said control entity in an IP communication network system, said control entity being arranged to:
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receiving a call as a first logical functionality;
performing call-related processing as said first logical functionality, thereby obtaining a content of a first data structure; and
invoking a second logical functionality, wherein said content of said first data structure is supplied inside said control entity to a second data structure of said second logical functionality so that the content of said second data structure is substantially similar to a content obtained at the same stage in said second logical functionality by external routing between logical network elements. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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