Method and apparatus for identifying a subscriber home domain in a communication network
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request, at a network component, from a calling party to establish communication with a called party of a subscriber profile;
determining a name authority pointer associated with the called party by querying a local copy of a telephone numbering database in a home domain of the calling party based on the request, the name authority pointer comprising data identifying a region of a plurality of regions of the subscriber profile in which the called party home domain is located;
determining a domain name of a device located in the called party home domain based on the region of the subscriber profile in which the called party home domain is located; and
determining an internet protocol address of the device located in the called party home domain and associated with the called party based on the called party home domain.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for identifying a subscriber home domain in a communication network are described. A national subscriber profile is partitioned into regions and a NAPTR resource record is modified to identify in which region a particular subscriber is located. In response to a calling party requesting that a connection to a called party be established, a database is queried to provide a modified NAPTR record which identifies the region in which the called party is located. A connection can then be established without polling each region.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a request, at a network component, from a calling party to establish communication with a called party of a subscriber profile; determining a name authority pointer associated with the called party by querying a local copy of a telephone numbering database in a home domain of the calling party based on the request, the name authority pointer comprising data identifying a region of a plurality of regions of the subscriber profile in which the called party home domain is located; determining a domain name of a device located in the called party home domain based on the region of the subscriber profile in which the called party home domain is located; and determining an internet protocol address of the device located in the called party home domain and associated with the called party based on the called party home domain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory to store computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving a request from a calling party to establish communication with a called party of a subscriber profile; determining a name authority pointer associated with the called party by querying a local copy of a telephone numbering database in a home domain of the calling party based on the request, the name authority pointer comprising data identifying a region of a plurality of regions of the subscriber profile in which the called party home domain is located; determining a domain name of a device located in the called party home domain based on the region of the subscriber profile in which the called party home domain is located; and determining an internet protocol address of the device located in the called party home domain and associated with the called party based on the called party home domain. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program instructions, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a request, at a network component, from a calling party to establish communication with a called party of a subscriber profile; determining a name authority pointer associated with the called party by querying a local copy of a telephone numbering database in a home domain of the calling party based on the request, the name authority pointer comprising data identifying a region of a plurality of regions of the subscriber profile in which the called party home domain is located; determining a domain name of a device located in the called party home domain based on the region of the subscriber profile in which the called party home domain is located; and determining an internet protocol address of the device located in the called party home domain and associated with the called party based on the called party home domain. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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