System and method for routing call traffic
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1. A method for routing a call between a point of origin and a point of termination, comprising:
- receiving a communications protocol message having a calling number and a called number;
determining an A-index number relating to said point of origin;
determining a B-index number relating to said point of termination;
determining a route index based on a value of said B-index number; and
determining a route for said call based on a value of said route index.
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Abstract
A system and method for routing calls based on the jurisdiction of the originating call and the terminating call includes determining or assigning a jurisdiction to the call before the call is set up. This may be accomplished by determining or assigning a special jurisdictional parameter to each call based on information about the call included as part of the calling protocol.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for routing a call between a point of origin and a point of termination, comprising:
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receiving a communications protocol message having a calling number and a called number;
determining an A-index number relating to said point of origin;
determining a B-index number relating to said point of termination;
determining a route index based on a value of said B-index number; and
determining a route for said call based on a value of said route index. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for determining the jurisdiction of a telephone call, comprising:
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obtaining a jurisdiction parameter;
obtaining a called number central office code;
obtaining a state value and local access transport area (LATA) value for jurisdiction of the calling number'"'"'s end office by searching a state and LATA table for said jurisdiction parameter;
obtaining a state value and local access transport area (LATA) value for the terminating end office by searching a state and LATA table for said called number central office code;
determining the jurisdiction of the call based on the state and LATA values of the originating end office and the terminating end office. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for determining the jurisdiction of a call, comprising:
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identifying a first party'"'"'s access point into a communications system;
identifying a second party'"'"'s access point into said communications system;
obtaining a first party jurisdiction parameter for the first party'"'"'s access point;
obtaining a second party jurisdiction parameter for the second party'"'"'s access point; and
assigning a jurisdiction based on the relationship between the first party jurisdiction parameter and the second party jurisdiction parameter. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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