Telecommunication network with least cost routing
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1. A private telecommunication network comprising:
- a plurality of mutually coupled private branch exchanges operating as network nodes to which are assigned respective storage means for storing LCR (Least Cost Routing) data and which include processing means for determining a favorable route in dependence on the stored LCR data to a subscriber terminal arranged inside or outside the private telecommunication network, and a central unit for determining the LCR data, wherein the favorable route from one of the plurality of private branch exchanges includes a path through at least one of an other private branch exchange, a public network, and both said other private branch exchange and said public network, and wherein the central unit LCR data are calculate in advance for the entire private telecommunication network including all network nodes using data pertaining to the structure of the private telecommunication network and charge data.
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Abstract
A telecommunication network includes a number of mutually coupled private branch exchanges to which are assigned respective storage locations for storing switching data and which include processors for determining the most favorable route in dependence on the stored switching data to a subscriber terminal arranged inside or outside the telecommunication network. In the network, an outgoing route from one of the private branch exchanges is led through one or more of the other private branch exchanges and/or through one or more other telecommunication networks.
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1. A private telecommunication network comprising:
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a plurality of mutually coupled private branch exchanges operating as network nodes to which are assigned respective storage means for storing LCR (Least Cost Routing) data and which include processing means for determining a favorable route in dependence on the stored LCR data to a subscriber terminal arranged inside or outside the private telecommunication network, and a central unit for determining the LCR data, wherein the favorable route from one of the plurality of private branch exchanges includes a path through at least one of an other private branch exchange, a public network, and both said other private branch exchange and said public network, and wherein the central unit LCR data are calculate in advance for the entire private telecommunication network including all network nodes using data pertaining to the structure of the private telecommunication network and charge data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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