System and method for dynamically partitioning context servers
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, by a central server, a partition number for a call using a modulus algorithm based upon a data key of the call, the partition number corresponding to one or more context servers; and
responsive to the determination, sending call data about the call to context servers in a partition corresponding to the partition number.
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Abstract
A system and method for dynamically partitioning context servers in a network in response to changes in network conditions. Context servers store information about calls in a telecommunications system. Network control elements can obtain call information from one or more partitions of the context servers to help make call control and reporting decisions.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, by a central server, a partition number for a call using a modulus algorithm based upon a data key of the call, the partition number corresponding to one or more context servers; and responsive to the determination, sending call data about the call to context servers in a partition corresponding to the partition number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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determining, by a central server, a partition number for a call using a modulus algorithm based upon a data key of the call, the partition number corresponding to one or more context servers; and responsive to the determination, sending a request for context information about the call to context servers in a partition corresponding to the partition number. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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responsive to a change in network condition, partitioning, by a central server, a plurality of context servers into partitions, each partition including one or more context servers; generating, by the central server, a partitioning table that maps each partition to a partition number and the one or more context servers in the partition; and providing partitioning logic to determine a partition number for a call based upon a data key of the call. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a plurality of context devices configured to provide context information about call messages; at least one partitioning device configured to, responsive to a change in network condition, partition the context devices into a plurality of partitions, wherein each partition includes one or more of the context devices; and at least one control device configured to select a partition based on the call messages and to access the one or more context devices in the selected partition regarding the context information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a telecommunications switch, a call message that pertains to a call; determining to which partition of context servers to send a request for information about previously processed call messages that pertain to the call; sending the request for information to the context servers in the determined partition; receiving the information from the context servers; and processing the call message based on the information received from the context servers. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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