Scaleable communications management network
First Claim
1. A communications management network, comprising:
- one or more session management server sets, each said server set comprising a plurality of session management servers configured to manage subscriber communication sessions;
a services hub coupled to said plurality of session management servers, wherein said services hub is configured to automatically provision a communications switching network for subscribers, said services hub further configured to load balance the subscribers among the one or more session management server sets; and
a data warehouse configured to map a location of a first subscriber to a first session management server set for managing communication sessions of the first subscriber, the data warehouse comprising;
subscriber information for facilitating division of the subscribers into multiple collections of subscribers, andfor each of the collections of subscribers, a service order code configured to identify a session management server set for managing communication sessions of subscribers in the collection.
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Abstract
A communications management network for managing subscribers'"'"' communication sessions. The management network includes multiple sets of session management modules or servers (e.g., Intelligent Service Control Points), a services hub and a data warehouse. The network may also include a gateway for routing text messages. Each set of session management modules includes a plurality of modules, and each subscriber is assigned to one set of modules with one of the modules as a primary and another as a secondary or backup. Subscribers are grouped according to geographical area (e.g., by zip code, by area code), service area or other criteria, and all subscribers within a group are assigned to the same primary and secondary modules. Management of subscribers'"'"' communication sessions is load balanced by reassigning groups of subscribers to different sets of session management modules. Each module tracks account statuses (e.g., prepaid services balances) for its assigned subscribers.
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19 Claims
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1. A communications management network, comprising:
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one or more session management server sets, each said server set comprising a plurality of session management servers configured to manage subscriber communication sessions; a services hub coupled to said plurality of session management servers, wherein said services hub is configured to automatically provision a communications switching network for subscribers, said services hub further configured to load balance the subscribers among the one or more session management server sets; and a data warehouse configured to map a location of a first subscriber to a first session management server set for managing communication sessions of the first subscriber, the data warehouse comprising; subscriber information for facilitating division of the subscribers into multiple collections of subscribers, and for each of the collections of subscribers, a service order code configured to identify a session management server set for managing communication sessions of subscribers in the collection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for operating a communications management network, the method comprising:
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managing a plurality of subscriber communication sessions using one or more session management server sets, each said server set comprising a plurality of session management servers; automatically provisioning a communications switching network for a plurality of subscribers by a services hub coupled to said plurality of session management servers; load balancing the subscribers among the one or more session management server sets by the services hub; mapping a location of a first subscriber to a first session management server set for managing communication sessions of the first subscriber, the mapping by a data warehouse that comprises; subscriber information for facilitating division of the subscribers into multiple collections of subscribers, and for each of the collections of subscribers, a service order code configured to identify a session management server set for managing communication sessions of subscribers in the collection. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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