Release link trunking for IP telephony

• US 8,401,158 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2008
• Issued: 03/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Newman, Craig E., Munzing, Carolyn
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, QUYNH H
• Application Number:
  US12/340,922
• Publication Number:
  US 20090103525A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,548 Days
• Field of Search: 379/88.18, 379/88.13, 379/88.17, 379/93.01, 379/93.12, 379/265.01, 379/265.02, 379/265.09, 370/352, 370/356
• US Class Current: 379/88.18
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/55 for hybrid networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/56 for VoIP communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/63 based on the content carried by the session initiation protocol [SIP] messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8292 Charging for signaling or unsuccessful connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/202 VoIP; Packet switched telephony
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2046 Hybrid network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/54 Arrangements for diverting calls for one subscriber to another predetermined subscriber based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; to voice mail H04M3/53308
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/128 Details of addressing, directories or routing tables
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13034 A/D conversion, code compression/expansion
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13176 Common channel signaling, CCS7
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13196 Connection circuit/link/trunk/junction, bridge, router, gateway
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1327 Release and resetting of connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13389 LAN, internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0025 Provisions for signalling

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided that use resources more efficiently for calls originating and terminating in a first address space that use services in an IP address space. A call is established from an originator in a first address space to an IP device within an IP address space. The IP device sends a message to a switch in the first address space indicating a new destination in the first address space. The established call is released and a second call is established from the originator in the first address space to the new destination in the first address space. In another implementation, a first leg of a call is established to an IP device from a first address space. The IP device establishes a second leg of a call to a destination in the first address space. The calls are bridged and resources released.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

establishing, by a device, a call between an originator device, in an address space, and an Internet Protocol (IP) device in an IP address space,

the address space being outside the IP address space;

receiving, by the device and from the IP device, a first message identifying a particular destination in the address space;

sending, by the device, the first message, to a switch in the address space, to request that the call be redirected to the particular destination;

receiving, from the switch, a second message indicating that the call has been redirected to the particular destination; and

releasing, by the device and based on receiving the second message, resources for the call established between the originator device and the IP device.

2. The method of claim 1, where the address space includes a Public Switched Telephone Network.

3. The method of claim 1, where the device includes an IP gateway to bridge the address space and the IP address space.

4. The method of claim 1, where sending the first message to the switch includes sending the first message using a Signaling System 7 (SS7) Protocol, and

where receiving the first message includes receiving the first message using a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP),

where the method further comprises:

translating messages between the SS7 Protocol and the SIP

Protocol, translating the messages including;

translating the first message, received from the IP device, to a SS7 message.

5. The method of claim 1, where receiving the first message includes:

receiving a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) REFER message from the IP device, the SIP REFER message including an indication of the particular destination.

6. The method of claim 1, where sending the first message includes:

sending a Signaling System 7 (SS7) FAR message including information identifying the particular destination and a Circuit Identification Code (CIC) from the call between the originator device,

the CIC being saved by the device during the establishing of the call.

7. The method of claim 6, where the SS7 FAR message includes information for billing a user of the originator device, and

where the switch includes a Public Switched Telephone Network switch.

8. The method of claim 1 where the IP device includes at least one of an IP proxy or an IP client.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting call progress messages between the switch and the IP device.

10. The method of claim 1,

where the IP device determines the particular destination based on information received from the originator device.

11. A system comprising:

a gateway to;

receive, from an Internet Protocol (IP) device in an IP address space, a first message requesting that a call, established between the IP device and a particular device in a particular address space, be redirected to a destination in the particular address space,

the particular address space being different than the IP address space,

translate the first message to a second message,

send the second message to another device in the particular address space,

receive, from the other device, a third message relating to redirecting the call to the destination in the particular address space, and

release resources of the call established between the IP device and the particular device.

12. The system of claim 11, where the particular address space includes a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN),

where, when sending the second message, the gateway is to communicate over the PSTN using a Signaling System 7 (SS7) protocol, and

where, when receiving the first message, the gateway is to communicate over the IP address space using a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

13. The system of claim 11, where the gateway is to include information identifying the destination in the second message when the gateway translates the first message to the second message.

14. The system of claim 11, where the gateway is further to:

receive, from the IP device, billing data that is based on billing information collected by the IP device from the particular device, and

send the billing information to the other device in the particular address space.

15. The system of claim 11, where the gateway is further to send call progress messages between the IP device and the other device.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to;

receive a first message from an Internet Protocol (IP) device in an IP address space,

a first call being established between the IP device and a particular device in a particular address space that is different than the IP address space,

the first message requesting a second call to be established between the particular device and a destination in the particular address space;

translate the first message to a second message that includes information identifying the particular device

send the second message to another device in the particular address space; and

release the IP device from the first call based on a third message, from the other device, relating to establishing the second call.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, where one or more instructions, of the plurality of instructions, to release the IP device from the first call includes one or more instructions to cause resources of the IP device to not be used for the second call.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, where the instructions further comprise:

one or more instructions to receive a call progress message from one of the IP device or the other device;

one or more instructions to translate the received call progress message to a translated call progress message; and

one or more instructions to send the translated call progress message to another one of the IP device or the other device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, where the instructions further comprise:

one or more instructions to insert information identifying the destination into the second message.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, where the information identifying the particular device corresponds to a Circuit Identification Code.