Resource and AAA service device

• US 7,376,742 B1
• Filed: 03/22/2002
• Issued: 05/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Synnestvedt, Robert Glenn
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung; Zarni
• Application Number:
  US10/104,817
• Time in Patent Office: 2,251 Days
• Field of Search: 370/231, 370/351, 370/352, 370/468, 370/395.2, 379/201.01, 455/560, 709223-226, 709/201, 709/203, 709204-207, 709238-244, 709/229, 709/245, 709/202, 709/217, 709/218, 709/219, 709/227, 710/39, 710/40
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/35 involving non-standard use of addresses for implementing network functionalities, e.g. coding subscription information within the address or functional addressing, i.e. assigning an address to a function
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0892 by using authentication-authorization-accounting [AAA] servers or protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1106 Call signalling protocols; H.323 and related

Abstract

A network device. The network device includes a gateway switch to receive an incoming call and to identify a source of the call. A parser then receives a request associated with the incoming call and produces a parsed request. A message parser within the parser receives the request depending upon the source of the call. A policy switch then receives the parsed message and transmits the request to a policy processor based upon the parsed message.

Claims

1. A network device, comprising:

a universal gateway switch to receive an incoming call, decode a network address to identify a source of the call and to identify equipment by manufacturer located at the source;

an equipment parser operable to receive a request to establish the incoming call and to produce a parsed request, wherein a message parser within the parser receives the request dependent upon the manufacturer of the equipment located at the source of the call; and

a policy switch operable to receive the parsed request and to transmit the request to a policy processor based upon the parsed message.

2. The network device of claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a translation loader.

3. The network device of claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a policy processor proxy loader.

4. The network device of claim 1, wherein the gateway switch is also operable to identify if the source of the call is a voice connection.

5. The network device of claim 1, wherein the network device further comprises a router.

6. The network device of claim 1, wherein the network device further comprise a server.

7. A method of providing service routing, the method comprising:

receiving an incoming call from a point-of-presence;

decoding a network address to identify equipment by manufacturer located at the point-of-presence;

associating an appropriate parser based upon the manufacturer of the equipment;

parsing a message request to establish the incoming call using the appropriate parser;

associating the call with a service level agreement; and

transmitting administrative data about the call to a policy processor.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein associating the call further comprises identifying at least one parameter from the group comprised of:

user name, call type, trunk group, and domain name information service.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the administrative data further comprises an Internet Service Provider name.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the administrative data further comprises a current number of calls for the point-of-presence.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the administrative data includes traffic mix data.

12. A network device, comprising:

a means for receiving an incoming call and to decode a network address to identify equipment by manufacturer located at a source of the call;

a means for receiving a request to establish the incoming call and to produce a parsed request, wherein a message parser within the parser receives the request dependent upon the manufacturer of the equipment located at source of the call; and

a means for receiving the parsed request and to transmit the parsed request to a policy processor based upon the parsed message.

13. The network device of claim 12, wherein the network device further comprises means for loading translation data.

14. The network device of claim 12, wherein the network device further comprises means for loading policy processor proxy data.

15. The network device of claim 12, wherein the means for receiving an incoming call further comprises a gateway switch.

16. The network device of claim 12, wherein the means for receiving a request associated with the incoming call further comprises a parser.

17. The network device of claim 12, wherein the means for receiving the parsed request further comprises a policy processor switch.

18. An article containing machine-readable code that, when executed, cause the machine to:

receive an incoming call from a point-of-presence;

decode a network address to identify equipment by manufacturer located at the point-of-presence;

associating an appropriate parser with the equipment based upon the manufacturer;

parsing a message request to establish the incoming call using the appropriate parser;

associate the call with a service level agreement;

transmit association data about the call to a service level agreement processor;

transmit point-of-presence data to a policy processor; and

route the call.

19. The article of claim 18, wherein the machine further comprises a router.

20. The article of claim 18, wherein the machine further comprises a server.