PRODUCING ROUTING MESSAGES FOR VOICE OVER IP COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. A process for operating a call routing controller to facilitate communication between callers and callees in a system comprising a plurality of nodes with which callers and callees are associated, the process comprising:
- in response to initiation of a call by a calling subscriber, receiving a caller identifier and a callee identifier;
using call classification criteria associated with the caller identifier to classify the call as a public network call or a private network call;
producing a routing message identifying an address, on the private network, associated with the callee when the call is classified as a private network call; and
producing a routing message identifying a gateway to the public network when the call is classified as a public network call.
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Abstract
A process and apparatus to facilitate communication between callers and callees in a system comprising a plurality of nodes with which callers and callees are associated is disclosed. In response to initiation of a call by a calling subscriber, a caller identifier and a callee identifier are received. Call classification criteria associated with the caller identifier are used to classify the call as a public network call or a private network call. A routing message identifying an address, on the private network, associated with the callee is produced when the call is classified as a private network call and a routing message identifying a gateway to the public network is produced when the call is classified as a public network call.
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20 Claims
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1. A process for operating a call routing controller to facilitate communication between callers and callees in a system comprising a plurality of nodes with which callers and callees are associated, the process comprising:
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in response to initiation of a call by a calling subscriber, receiving a caller identifier and a callee identifier; using call classification criteria associated with the caller identifier to classify the call as a public network call or a private network call; producing a routing message identifying an address, on the private network, associated with the callee when the call is classified as a private network call; and producing a routing message identifying a gateway to the public network when the call is classified as a public network call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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