Intelligent call platform for an intelligent distributed network

• US 7,979,518 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2004
• Issued: 07/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Barnhouse, Robert, Cardy, Doug, Porter, Kelvin, Rambo, Ken, Waller, Carol, Wong, Wendy, Yao, George
• Primary Examiner(s): Meky, Moustafa M
• Application Number:
  US10/939,430
• Publication Number:
  US 20050066030A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,492 Days
• Field of Search: 709200-202, 709223-227, 709/228, 709229-230, 709/231, 379/15.02, 379/114.29, 379/221.08
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42136 Administration or customisation of services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4228 in networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0037 involving call modelling techniques, e.g. modifications to the basic call state model [BCSM]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/90 Internet, e.g. Internet phone, webphone, internet-based telephony

Abstract

A network management system communicates with a plurality of intelligent distributed network nodes. The network management system dynamically distributes managed objects across the plurality of intelligent distributed network nodes. Examples of managed objects distributed by the network management system include a service control managed object, a call control managed object, a bearer control managed object, and a resource proxy managed object.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a plurality of distributed nodes, each of the plurality of distributed nodes comprising;

a processor to;

run a virtual machine to perform service processing associated with a plurality of managed objects, each of the plurality of managed objects including software associated with performing a communications service; and

a network management device to;

communicate with the plurality of distributed nodes, and

control operation of the service processing in each of the plurality of distributed nodes.

2. The system of claim 1, where the network management device is further to:

transmit commands to the plurality of distributed nodes.

3. The system of claim 2, where the commands include commands for starting and stopping processes associated with the service processing.

4. The system of claim 2, where the commands include commands for controlling the instantiation and operation of a service process executed by one of the plurality of distributed nodes.

5. The system of claim 2, where the commands are associated with controlling the service processing.

6. The system of claim 1, where each of the plurality of distributed nodes includes a network management agent and when performing service processing, the processor is further to:

receive commands from the network management device via the network management agent, and

create managed object instances, based on the received commands, the managed object instances being associated with performing the communications service.

7. The system of claim 1, where the network management device is connected to each of the plurality of distributed nodes via a communications network.

8. The system of claim 1, where when performing service processing, the processor is to:

execute at least one of the plurality of managed objects.

9. The system of claim 8, where the at least one of the plurality of managed object comprises a service control managed object.

10. The system of claim 8, where the at least one of the plurality of managed object comprises a call control managed object.

11. The system of claim 8, where the at least one of the plurality of managed object comprises a bearer control managed object.

12. The system of claim 8, where the at least one of the plurality of managed object comprises a resource proxy managed object.

13. The system of claim 1, where the plurality of managed objects comprise a service control managed object, a call control managed object, a bearer control managed object or a resource proxy managed object.

14. A method comprising:

transmitting commands from a network management device to a first one of a plurality of network nodes, the commands associated with performing a communications service;

receiving the commands, by a first network node of the plurality of network nodes; and

performing, by the first network node, service processing associated with the communications service in accordance with the commands, where the service processing is implemented on a virtual machine operating in the first network node.

15. The method of claim 14, where the performing service processing includes starting and stopping processes associated with the service processing.

16. The method of claim 14, where the commands include commands for controlling instantiation and operation of a service process executed by the first network node.

17. The method of claim 14, where each of the plurality of network nodes includes a network management agent, and when performing service processing, the first network node is to:

receive the commands from the network management device via the network management agent, and

create managed object instances, based on the received commands, the managed object instances being associated with performing the communications service.

18. The method of claim 14, where the transmitting commands includes transmitting commands via a wide area network.

19. The method of claim 14, where each of the plurality of network nodes includes at least one managed object and the performing service processing includes:

executing at least one function of the at least one managed object.

20. The method of claim 19, where the at least one managed object includes at least one of a service control managed object, a call control managed object, a bearer control managed object or a resource proxy managed object.

21. A method, comprising:

communicating, from a network management device, with a plurality of distributed nodes via a communications network, where each of the plurality of distributed node includes a processor having a network management agent; and

controlling service processing in each of the plurality of distributed nodes via the network management device, where controlling service processing includes;

receiving commands, at a virtual machine implemented by the processor, for controlling instantiation of one or more managed objects, associated with performing a communication service, from the network management device via the network management agent; and

creating managed object instances, on the virtual machine, based on the received commands, where the managed object instances are associated with performing the communications service.

22. The method of claim 21, where the commands further comprise:

commands for controlling operation of an operating system executed by each of the plurality of distributed nodes.

23. The method of claim 21, where the one or more managed objects include at least one of a service control managed object, a call control managed object, a bearer control managed object or a resource proxy managed object.

24. A system, comprising:

a plurality of distributed network nodes, where each distributed network node of the plurality of distributed network nodes includes a processor implementing a virtual machine, to perform service processing of issued commands or requests; and

at least one network management device to;

issue the commands or the requests to a plurality of distributed network nodes,

where the issued commands or requests control instantiation of a plurality of service-related execution environments, each service-related execution environment including at least one managed object instance, the plurality of service-related execution environments being executed in the virtual machine of each distributed network node of the plurality of distributed network nodes; and

allow the at least one managed object instance to move among the plurality of distributed nodes, in response to network demand.