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Negotiated routing in telephony systems

  • US 7,020,264 B1
  • Filed: 09/13/2000
  • Issued: 03/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for determining a destination for a communication event received in a network having a network-level routing point to one of a plurality of destinations, each destination enabled to negotiate with the network-level routing point, the method comprising steps of:

  • (a) sending data pertaining to the communication event and a request for a destination to individual ones of the plurality of destinations;

    (b) negotiating a final destination for the communication event between the network routing point and the individual destinations; and

    (c) sending a response to the network level routing point, the response including a final destination for the communication event determined as a result of the negotiation.

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