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Intelligent routing of special service calls

  • US 5,787,160 A
  • Filed: 06/06/1996
  • Issued: 07/28/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a telecommunications network having originating and terminating switches for network routing of special service calls, a system for routing the special service calls among a plurality of terminations, comprising:

  • traffic data collect means for collecting data indicative of traffic through said network from said switches;

    analysis means for receiving said traffic data from said traffic data collect means, said analysis means further receiving from subscribers of special service calls routing plans for routing calls to said terminations, each of said routing plans comprising at least one trigger point; and

    control means interconnected to receive at least one of said routing plans from said analysis means for a special service call number of a subscriber,wherein, in response to each incoming call directed to said special service call number, said control means being responsive to at least one trigger point in said one routing plan to select an algorithm to determine the most appropriate termination from among said plurality of terminations to route said each incoming call.

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