Method and apparatus for partitioning resources within a session-over-internet-protocol (SoIP) session controller
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, in a partitioned Session Controller (SC), from a first virtual partition a request for routing information regarding a destination endpoint associated with a second virtual partition; and
performing the following, when a service agreement exists between a first partition management entity associated with the first virtual partition and a second partition management entity associated with the second virtual partition;
sending, to the first virtual partition, a realm signaling address (RSA) of the second virtual partition;
establishing a first connection between a source endpoint associated with the first virtual partition and the RSA of the second virtual partition; and
establishing a second connection between an RSA of the first virtual partition and the destination endpoint associated with the second virtual partition, a SoIP session being defined by the first and second connections in tandem.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for partitioning resources within a Session-over-Internet-Protocol (SoIP) Session Controller (SC) are described. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus comprises data access logic configured to receive an instruction to define at least one virtual partition in a SoIP SC, grant a primary entity access to data associated with each virtual partition, and grant each secondary entity from a plurality of secondary entities exclusive access, relative to the remaining secondary entities from the plurality of secondary entities, to data associated with a virtual partition associated with that secondary entity; and session administration logic configured to generate, for each SoIP session traversing a given virtual partition, a session data record (SDR) uniquely associated with that given virtual partition.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, in a partitioned Session Controller (SC), from a first virtual partition a request for routing information regarding a destination endpoint associated with a second virtual partition; and performing the following, when a service agreement exists between a first partition management entity associated with the first virtual partition and a second partition management entity associated with the second virtual partition; sending, to the first virtual partition, a realm signaling address (RSA) of the second virtual partition; establishing a first connection between a source endpoint associated with the first virtual partition and the RSA of the second virtual partition; and establishing a second connection between an RSA of the first virtual partition and the destination endpoint associated with the second virtual partition, a SoIP session being defined by the first and second connections in tandem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus, comprising:
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data access logic configured to; receive an instruction to define at least one virtual partition in a Session-over-Internet-Protocol (SoIP) Session Controller (SC); grant a primary entity access to data associated with each virtual partition; and grant each secondary entity from a plurality of secondary entities exclusive access, relative to the remaining secondary entities from the plurality of secondary entities, to data associated with a virtual partition associated with that secondary entity; and session administration logic configured to generate, for each SoIP session traversing a given virtual partition, a session data record (SDR) uniquely associated with that given virtual partition. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
sending a plurality of session data records (SDRs) for a single Session-over-Internet-Protocol (SoIP) session between a source endpoint associated with a first virtual partition of a partitioned Session Controller (SC) and a destination endpoint associated with a second virtual partition of the partitioned SC, each SDR in the plurality of SDRs being associated with a different virtual partition that participates in establishing the single SoIP session. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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selling a block of Session-over-Internet-Protocol (SoIP) session capacity associated with a SoIP session controller to a first customer, a session capacity for a virtual partition from a plurality of virtual partitions and from the block of SoIP session capacity being resold by the first customer to a second customer after the selling, each virtual partition from the plurality of virtual partitions being mutually exclusive from the remaining virtual partitions from the plurality of virtual partitions. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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