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Data driven communication system

  • US 6,836,893 B2
  • Filed: 04/03/2001
  • Issued: 12/28/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for establishing a communication path in a data-driven communication system, comprising:

  • defining a first layer agent, a first set of predetermined policies for linking the first layer agent to a second layer agent, and a second set of predetermined policies for linking the second layer agent to a third layer agent;

    receiving, at the first layer agent, data related to a communication;

    invoking a first policy of the first set of predetermined policies in accordance with the data related to the communication;

    establishing a first policy chain through the first set of predetermined policies linking the first layer agent and the second layer agent;

    invoking a policy of the second set of predetermined policies in accordance with data received from the second layer agent;

    establishing a second policy chain through the second set of predetermined policies linking the second layer agent and the third layer agent, the first and second policy chains determining a communication path between the first layer agent and the third layer agent;

    modifying the communication path in response to at least one system feature associated with a trigger table pointing to a policy chain.

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