Load sharing group of service control points connected to a mediation point for traffic management control
First Claim
1. In an intelligent telecommunications network having a plurality of service control points (SCPs) forming a load sharing group, a method for managing traffic consisting of queries to the load sharing group, comprising the steps of:
- maintaining respective controls lists for the plurality of SCPs, each controls list identifies controls which are active at the corresponding SCP;
sending a query intended for the load sharing group to a mediation point (MP); and
selecting, by the MP which has access to the respective controls lists, a particular SCP of the plurality of SCPs for which the controls list of the particular SCP does not identify a control relating to the query as being active; and
sending, from the MP, the query to the particular SCP.
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Abstract
In the Intelligent Networks environment, where multiple Service Providers and multi-Vendor equipment are involved in new service offering, the risk of overloading the network elements are real and managing the traffic is a challenge. Network traffic overloads could result from equipment failures, major equipment outages, or widespread loads above engineered levels. To solve the problem of network traffic overload, a Mediation Point (MP) is connected to a group of service control points (SCP). The MP includes control feature to balance the load and manage the overload controls for the multiple SCPs that are deployed in load sharing mode in the network.
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16 Claims
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1. In an intelligent telecommunications network having a plurality of service control points (SCPs) forming a load sharing group, a method for managing traffic consisting of queries to the load sharing group, comprising the steps of:
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maintaining respective controls lists for the plurality of SCPs, each controls list identifies controls which are active at the corresponding SCP; sending a query intended for the load sharing group to a mediation point (MP); and selecting, by the MP which has access to the respective controls lists, a particular SCP of the plurality of SCPs for which the controls list of the particular SCP does not identify a control relating to the query as being active; and sending, from the MP, the query to the particular SCP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for managing traffic consisting of queries to a load sharing group of service control points (SCPs) in an intelligent telecommunications network, comprising:
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a plurality of SCPs in the load sharing group; and a mediation point (MP) communicatively coupled to the plurality of SCPs, wherein the MP includes; respective controls lists for the plurality of SCPs, each controls list identifies controls which are active at the corresponding SCP; means for receiving a query intended for the load sharing group; means for selecting a particular SCP of the plurality of SCPs for which the controls list of the particular SCP does not identify a control relating to the query as being active; and means for sending the query to the particular SCP. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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