Methods and apparatus for authorizing and allocating outdial communication services
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1. A system comprising:
- an application server to initiate an outdial communication service;
a gateway to transport the outdial communication service from the application server to an access network via a shared communication facility; and
a policy server to selectively authorize the initiated outdial service and, if the outdial service is authorized, to allocate a portion of the shared communication facility to the authorized outdial service.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for authorizing and allocating outdial communication services are disclosed. A disclosed system comprises an application server to initiate an outdial communication service, a gateway to transport the outdial communication service from the application server to an access network via a shared communication facility, and a policy server to selectively authorize the initiated outdial service and, if the outdial service is authorized, to allocate a portion of the shared communication facility to the authorized outdial service.
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1. A system comprising:
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an application server to initiate an outdial communication service;
a gateway to transport the outdial communication service from the application server to an access network via a shared communication facility; and
a policy server to selectively authorize the initiated outdial service and, if the outdial service is authorized, to allocate a portion of the shared communication facility to the authorized outdial service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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26. A method comprising:
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receiving a request to authorize an outdial communication service to an endpoint;
selectively determining whether to authorize the requested outdial communication service;
receiving a request to allocate a resource of a shared communication facility to the outdial communication service; and
determining whether to allocate a resource to the outdial communication service. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A policy server comprising:
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an outdial authorizer to selectively authorize for a requested outdial communication service; and
a resource allocator to selectively allocate of a portion of a shared communication resource to an authorized outdial communication service. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. An article of manufacture storing machine readable instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to:
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determine whether to authorize an outdial communication service to an endpoint responsive to an authorization request; and
determine a resource to allocate to an authorized outdial communication service. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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