Ingress/egress call module

• US 8,787,872 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2009
• Issued: 07/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Poremba, Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): Karikari, Kwasi
• Assistant Examiner(s): Peaches, Randy
• Application Number:
  US12/453,263
• Publication Number:
  US 20090275350A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,904 Days
• Field of Search: 455/405, 455/452.2
• US Class Current: 455/405
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2416 Real-time traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/367 Traffic or load control
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0215 based on user or device properties, e.g. MTC-capable devices services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] H04W4/70; wireless resource selection or allocation plan definition based on terminal or device properties H04W72/51

Abstract

A system monitors calls for a service provider. A number of simultaneous communications of a given technology type is monitored for either inbound communications and/or outbound communications associated with at least one service provider. A determination is made if the number of simultaneous communications from the service provider is in excess of a adjustable but set number of simultaneous communications of a given technology type that are permissible. A predetermined action is taken if the number of simultaneous calls or text messages (e.g., SMS, IM, email) is in excess of the set limit, e.g., the call may be terminated or other action taken. Both voice communications and/or non-voice communications (such as SMS, IM, Email, or MMS) can be monitored and throttled.

Claims

1. A system for throttling data messaging, comprising:

a central routing system to monitor a number of inbound text-based data message requests, originating from a plurality of service providers, inbound over a common network;

a state module to dynamically determine request attempts from a given one of said plurality of service providers in excess of a predetermined allowance for said given service provider on said common network; and

an enforcement module to initiate a predetermined throttling action against said given service provider when said request attempts exceed said predetermined allowance for said given service provider.

2. The system for throttling data messaging according to claim 1, wherein:

said predetermined throttling action is a termination of said text-based data message requests determined to be in excess of said predetermined allowance.

3. The system for throttling data messaging according to claim 1, wherein:

said state module further dynamically determines a number of simultaneous inbound voice communications, originating from a plurality of service providers, inbound over said common network, in excess of a predetermined number.

4. The system for throttling data messaging according to claim 1, wherein:

said text-based data message requests are Short Messaging System (SMS) communication requests.

5. The system for throttling data messaging according to claim 1, wherein:

said text-based data message requests are Instant Messaging (IM) communication requests.

6. The system for throttling data messaging according to claim 1, wherein:

said text-based data message requests are Email communication requests.

7. A method of throttling data messaging, comprising:

monitoring, from a central routing system, a number of inbound text-based data message requests, originating from a plurality of service providers, inbound over a common network;

dynamically determining, from a state module, a number of simultaneous text-based data message requests originating from a given one of said plurality of service providers in excess of a predetermined allowance for said given service provider on said common network; and

initiating a predetermined throttling action against said given service provider when said simultaneous text-based data message requests exceed said predetermined allowance for said given service provider.

8. The method of throttling data messaging according to claim 7, wherein:

said predetermined throttling action is a termination of said text-based data message requests determined to be in excess of said predetermined allowance.

9. The method of throttling data messaging according to claim 7, further comprising:

dynamically determining a number of simultaneous inbound voice communications, originating from a plurality of service providers, inbound over said common network, in excess of a predetermined number.

10. The method of throttling data messaging according to claim 7, wherein:

said text-based data message requests are Short Messaging System (SMS) communications.

11. The method of throttling data messaging according to claim 7, wherein:

said text-based data message requests are Instant Messaging (IM) communication requests.

12. The method of throttling data messaging according to claim 7, wherein:

said text-based data message requests are Email communication requests.

13. The method of throttling data messaging according to claim 7, wherein:

said predetermined throttling action is a default action.