Intelligent processing for establishing communication over the internet
US6298120A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S379/901
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is disclosed for establishing communication between an originating station and a destination station over a computer network such as the Internet, for example. In accordance with the invention, at least one service attribute requested by the originating station is received over a signaling path. A communication path is then established between the originating and destination stations in conformance with the requested service attribute. The signaling path is an out-of-band signaling path with respect to the communication path.
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