Methods and apparatus for authorizing and allocating outdial communication services
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1. A system comprising:
- an application server to initiate an outdial communication service;
a gateway to transport the outdial communication service from the application server to an access network via a shared communication facility; and
a policy server to selectively authorize the initiated outdial service and, if the outdial service is authorized, to allocate a portion of the shared communication facility to the authorized outdial service based on at least one of a feature or a subscriber corresponding to the authorized outdial service, wherein the shared communication facility comprises a logical grouping of communication resources enabling allocation irrespective of any particular resource implementation, wherein the logical grouping is partitioned among at least one of a plurality of features or a plurality of subscriber categories, wherein the outdial communication service is initiated to an endpoint and wherein the endpoint is communicatively coupled to the application server via the gateway, the portion of the shared communication facility and the access network.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for authorizing and allocating outdial communication services are disclosed. A disclosed system comprises an application server to initiate an outdial communication service, a gateway to transport the outdial communication service from the application server to an access network via a shared communication facility, and a policy server to selectively authorize the initiated outdial service and, if the outdial service is authorized, to allocate a portion of the shared communication facility to the authorized outdial service.
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1. A system comprising:
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an application server to initiate an outdial communication service; a gateway to transport the outdial communication service from the application server to an access network via a shared communication facility; and a policy server to selectively authorize the initiated outdial service and, if the outdial service is authorized, to allocate a portion of the shared communication facility to the authorized outdial service based on at least one of a feature or a subscriber corresponding to the authorized outdial service, wherein the shared communication facility comprises a logical grouping of communication resources enabling allocation irrespective of any particular resource implementation, wherein the logical grouping is partitioned among at least one of a plurality of features or a plurality of subscriber categories, wherein the outdial communication service is initiated to an endpoint and wherein the endpoint is communicatively coupled to the application server via the gateway, the portion of the shared communication facility and the access network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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