Local routing management in a telecommunications network
First Claim
1. A method for servicing calls on a packet-switched network comprising:
- in a table, storing a plurality of identifier pairs representing calls as entitled to local routing, wherein each of the identifier pairs comprises at least a first NPA-NXX identifier and at least a second NPA-NXX identifier;
receiving a call, wherein the call comprises signaling having at least a first given NPA-NXX identifier and a second given NPA-NXX identifier;
analyzing the table to determine whether the first given NPA-NXX identifier and the second given NPA-NXX identifier are associated together via at least one of the plurality of identifier pairs; and
if the first given NPA-NXX identifier and the second given NPA-NXX identifier are associated together via at least one of the plurality of identifier pairs, using a switch to initiate routing of the call as a local call.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a method includes determining a customer service plan identifier from information associated with a received call, determining a route plan associated with the identified customer service plan, and routing the call on a trunk group identified in the determined route plan. The method may further include determining a jurisdiction of the call based on a dialed number identified in the call, determining a local routing number (LRN) associated with the call, and using a portion of the LRN to determine the trunk group. An embodiment of a system includes a switch operable to select a route for routing a call received on an ingress trunk associated with a customer that subscribes to a service plan, wherein the switch is further operable to select the route based on the service plan subscribed to by the customer associated with the ingress trunk.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for servicing calls on a packet-switched network comprising:
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in a table, storing a plurality of identifier pairs representing calls as entitled to local routing, wherein each of the identifier pairs comprises at least a first NPA-NXX identifier and at least a second NPA-NXX identifier; receiving a call, wherein the call comprises signaling having at least a first given NPA-NXX identifier and a second given NPA-NXX identifier; analyzing the table to determine whether the first given NPA-NXX identifier and the second given NPA-NXX identifier are associated together via at least one of the plurality of identifier pairs; and if the first given NPA-NXX identifier and the second given NPA-NXX identifier are associated together via at least one of the plurality of identifier pairs, using a switch to initiate routing of the call as a local call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A database for use in facilitating calls over a packet-switched network, wherein the database is operable to:
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store a plurality of identifier pairs representing calls as entitled to local routing, wherein each of the identifier pairs comprises at least a first NPA-NXX identifier and at least a second NPA-NXX identifier; based on a given call comprising signaling having at least a first given NPA-NXX identifier and a second given NPA-NXX identifier, determine whether the first given NPA-NXX identifier and the second given NPA-NXX identifier are associated together via at least one of the plurality of identifier pairs; and if the first given NPA-NXX identifier and the second given NPA-NXX identifier are associated together via at least one of the plurality of identifier pairs, indicate that the given call is entitled to local call routing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for servicing calls on a packet-switched network comprising:
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a database configured to store a plurality of identifier pairs representing calls as entitled to local routing, wherein each of the identifier pairs comprises at least a first NPA-NXX identifier and at least a second NPA-NXX identifier; and a switch operable to analyze the database to determine whether a first given NPA-NXX identifier associated with a received call and a second given NPA-NXX identifier associated with the received call are associated together via at least one of the plurality of identifier pairs, wherein the switch is further operable to initiate local routing of the received call if the first given NPA-NXX identifier and the second given NPA-NXX identifier are associated together via at least one of the plurality of identifier pairs. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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