Method of and system for providing services in a communications network
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- communicating, via a network resource manager, with one or more nodes of a network, the nodes being configured to establish a telephone call in response to a service request;
determining, via the network resource manager, whether to allocate network resources to the one or more nodes according to a criterion, wherein the service request does not specify the criterion; and
prioritizing, via the network resource manager, the service request among a plurality of service requests and the network resources to reconfigure the network based on priority levels of the service requests.
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Abstract
A system for providing services in a communications network includes a service processing function, a universal directory function, and a nodal resource manager. The service processing function receives service requests, formulates requests for interworking functions based upon service requests, and formulates resource requests based upon service requests and interworking functions. The universal directory function receives addresses from the service processing function and returns interworking functions based upon addresses. The nodal resource manager receives resource requests and allocates resources to the service processing function in response to resource requests. The nodal resource manager maintains a resource database that includes an entry corresponding to each network resource managed by the nodal resource manager.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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communicating, via a network resource manager, with one or more nodes of a network, the nodes being configured to establish a telephone call in response to a service request; determining, via the network resource manager, whether to allocate network resources to the one or more nodes according to a criterion, wherein the service request does not specify the criterion; and prioritizing, via the network resource manager, the service request among a plurality of service requests and the network resources to reconfigure the network based on priority levels of the service requests. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a network resource manager configured to communicate with one or more nodes of a network, the nodes being configured to establish a telephone call in response to a service request, wherein the network resource manager is further configured to determine whether to allocate network resources to the one or more nodes according to a criterion, and the service request does not specify the criterion, wherein the service request is prioritized among a plurality of service requests and the network resources to reconfigure the network based on priority levels of the service requests. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a node configured to establish a telephone call in response to a service request; and a network resource manager configured to determine whether to allocate network resources to the node according to a criterion, wherein the service request does not specify the criterion, wherein the service request is prioritized among a plurality of service requests and the network resources to reconfigure the network based on priority levels of the service requests. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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