Methods and apparatus to authorize and allocate resources for outdial communication services
First Claim
1. A method for routing an outdial call initiated by a message center, the method comprising:
- determining a first local access transport area (LATA) useable to route the outdial call;
identifying a first set of unified sub-groups within the first LATA having a first sub-group type and having unused capacity, each of the unified sub-groups in the first set comprising a logical grouping of communication resources partitioned among at least one of;
(1) a plurality of features or (2) a plurality of subscriber categories;
determining whether any of the unified sub-groups in the first set meets a first selection preference; and
if any of the unified sub-groups in the first set meets the first selection preference, selecting a first unified sub-group having a lowest current load from the unified sub-groups in the first set meeting the first selection preference to route the outdial call.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to authorize and allocate resources for outdial communication services are disclosed. An example disclosed method comprises determining a first local access transport area (LATA) useable to route an outdial call initiated by a message center, identifying a first set of unified sub-groups within the first LATA having a first sub-group type and having unused capacity, each unified sub-group comprising a logical grouping of communication resources partitioned among at least one of a plurality of features or a plurality of subscriber categories, determining whether any of the unified sub-groups in the first set meets a first selection preference, and if any of the unified sub-groups in the first set meets the first selection preference, selecting a first unified sub-group having a lowest current load from the unified sub-groups in the first set meeting the first selection preference to route the outdial call.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for routing an outdial call initiated by a message center, the method comprising:
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determining a first local access transport area (LATA) useable to route the outdial call; identifying a first set of unified sub-groups within the first LATA having a first sub-group type and having unused capacity, each of the unified sub-groups in the first set comprising a logical grouping of communication resources partitioned among at least one of;
(1) a plurality of features or (2) a plurality of subscriber categories;determining whether any of the unified sub-groups in the first set meets a first selection preference; and if any of the unified sub-groups in the first set meets the first selection preference, selecting a first unified sub-group having a lowest current load from the unified sub-groups in the first set meeting the first selection preference to route the outdial call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A tangible article of manufacture storing machine readable instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to:
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determine a first local access transport area (LATA) useable to route an outdial call initiated by a message center; identify a first set of unified sub-groups within the first LATA having a first sub-group type and having unused capacity, each unified sub-group comprising a logical grouping of communication resources partitioned among at least one of a plurality of features or a plurality of subscriber categories; determine whether any of the unified sub-groups in the first set meets a first selection preference; and if any of the unified sub-groups in the first set meets the first selection preference, select a first unified sub-group having a lowest current load from the unified sub-groups in the first set meeting the first selection preference to route the outdial call. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for routing an outdial call initiated by a message center, the apparatus comprising:
a processor programmed to perform a method comprising; determining a first local access transport area (LATA) useable to route the outdial call; identifying a first set of unified sub-groups within the first LATA having a first sub-group type and having unused capacity, each of the unified sub-groups in the first set comprising a logical grouping of communication resources partitioned among at least one of;
(1) a plurality of features or (2) a plurality of subscriber categories;determining whether any of the unified sub-groups in the first set meets a first selection preference; and if any of the unified sub-groups in the first set meets the first selection preference, selecting a first unified sub-group having a lowest current load from the unified sub-groups in the first set meeting the first selection preference to route the outdial call. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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