Method and system for distributing messages from a signal transfer point to a plurality of service control points
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1. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable data embodied therein for distributing a plurality of messages from a signal transfer point to a plurality of service control points, the computer-readable data comprising:
- first computer-readable data operative to select one of a plurality of predetermined distribution plans for distributing the plurality of messages among the plurality of service control points, each of the plurality of service control points being included in the selected distribution plan; and
second computer-readable data operative to distribute each of the plurality of messages from the signal transfer point to a corresponding one of the plurality of service control points in accordance with the selected distribution plan.
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Abstract
A signal transfer point distributes a plurality of messages to a plurality of service control points in accordance with a distribution plan. The distribution plan includes each of the service control points. Each of the plurality of messages from the signal transfer point is distributed to a corresponding one of the plurality of service control points in accordance with the distribution plan.
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1. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable data embodied therein for distributing a plurality of messages from a signal transfer point to a plurality of service control points, the computer-readable data comprising:
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first computer-readable data operative to select one of a plurality of predetermined distribution plans for distributing the plurality of messages among the plurality of service control points, each of the plurality of service control points being included in the selected distribution plan; and second computer-readable data operative to distribute each of the plurality of messages from the signal transfer point to a corresponding one of the plurality of service control points in accordance with the selected distribution plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable data embodied therein for distributing a plurality of messages from a signal transfer point to a plurality of service control points, the computer-readable data comprising:
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first computer-readable data operative to distribute the plurality of messages from the signal transfer point to a corresponding one of the plurality of service control points in accordance with a distribution plan for distributing each of the plurality of messages among the plurality of service control points, each of the plurality of service control points being included in the distribution plan; second computer-readable data operative to determine that one of the plurality of service control points is malfunctioning; and third computer-readable data operative to utilize a modified distribution plan for distributing subsequent messages to the plurality of service control points. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable data embodied therein for distributing a plurality of messages from a signal transfer point to a plurality of service control points, the computer-readable data comprising:
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first computer-readable data operative to select a distribution plan for distributing the plurality of messages among the plurality of service control points, each of the plurality of service control points being included in the distribution plan, the distribution plan selected from a plurality of predetermined distribution plans; second computer-readable data operative to distribute each of the plurality of messages from the signal transfer point to a corresponding one of the plurality of service control points in accordance with the distribution plan, wherein the occupancy of each of the plurality of service control points is greater than 50% during a peak usage period; third computer-readable data operative to determine that one of the plurality of service control points is malfunctioning; and fourth computer-readable data operative to utilize a modified distribution plan for distributing subsequent messages to the plurality of service control points.
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