Intelligent processing for establishing communication over the internet
First Claim
1. A method for establishing communication via a packet network between an originating station connected to said packet network and a destination station connected to said packet network comprising the steps of:
- said originating station connecting to an agent subsystem, which is a subsystem that participates in said communication but is distinct from network elements that are included in a dataflow path of said communication;
said originating station sending a message to said agent subsystem, over a signaling network that uses physical links of said packet network but is logically disjoint from a communication network composed on elements of said packet network, where said message includes at least one service attribute from a set containing end-point attributes, path attributes or call attributes requested by the originating station; and
said agent subsystem establishing a communication path between said originating station and said destination station, over said communication network, in conformance with said requested service attribute.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for establishing communication between an originating station and a destination station over a computer network such as the Internet, for example. In accordance with the invention, at least one service attribute requested by the originating station is received over a signaling path. A communication path is then established between the originating and destination stations in conformance with the requested service attribute. The signaling path is an out-of-band signaling path with respect to the communication path.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for establishing communication via a packet network between an originating station connected to said packet network and a destination station connected to said packet network comprising the steps of:
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said originating station connecting to an agent subsystem, which is a subsystem that participates in said communication but is distinct from network elements that are included in a dataflow path of said communication;
said originating station sending a message to said agent subsystem, over a signaling network that uses physical links of said packet network but is logically disjoint from a communication network composed on elements of said packet network, where said message includes at least one service attribute from a set containing end-point attributes, path attributes or call attributes requested by the originating station; and
said agent subsystem establishing a communication path between said originating station and said destination station, over said communication network, in conformance with said requested service attribute. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing communication between an originating station and a destination station over a packet-based computer network having a communication path with a user-defined quality of service options, said method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting to the originating station over a signaling path on said packet-based computer network a signal requesting the originating station to make a selection of quality of service;
receiving, in response to said request, at least one quality of service option requested by the user;
establishing a communication path between the originating and destination stations in conformance with said requested quality of service option, wherein said signaling path resides in said packet-based computer network the same as the communications path but is out of band path with respect to the communication path.
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20. A method for establishing communication via a packet network between an originating station connected to said packet network and a destination station connected to said packet network comprising the steps of:
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said originating station connecting to an agent subsystem;
said originating station sending a message to said agent subsystem, over a signaling network, where said message includes at least one service attribute from a set containing end-point attributes, path attributes or call attributes; and
said agent subsystem establishing a communication path between said originating station and said destination station, over a communication network composed of elements of said packet network, in conformance with said requested service attribute, where said communication network is logically disjoint from said signaling network.
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21. A method for establishing communication via a packet network between an originating station connected to said packet network and a destination station connected to said packet network comprising the steps of:
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said originating station connecting to an agent subsystem;
said originating station sending a message to said agent subsystem, over a signaling network that uses physical links of said packet network, where said message includes at least one service attribute from a set containing end-point attributes, path attributes or call attributes requested by the originating station; and
said agent subsystem establishing a communication path between said originating station and said destination station, over a communication network that is composed of elements of said packet network, in conformance with said requested service attribute, where said communication network is logically disjoint from said signaling network;
where said agent subsystem is an http server that is connected to said packet network and that is commercially controlled by other than the party that controls said originating station or the party that controls said destination station.
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22. A method for establishing communication via a packet network between an originating station connected to said packet network and a destination station connected to said packet network comprising the steps of:
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said originating station connecting to an agent subsystem;
said originating station sending a message to said agent subsystem, over a signaling network that uses physical links of said packet network, where said message includes at least one service attribute requiring intelligent processing from a set including a plurality of service attributes requested by the originating station; and
said agent subsystem establishing a communication path between said originating station and said destination station, over a communication network that is composed of elements of said packet network, in conformance with said requested service attribute, where said communication network is logically disjoint from said signaling network;
where said agent subsystem downloads an application to said originating station prior to said agent subsystem establishing communication between said originating station and said destination station. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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