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Article comprising a distributed call monitoring, evaluation and routing system and method therefor

US6404864B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 5, 1999
Grant dateJun 11, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2215/92
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In some embodiments, the present invention provides a distributed monitoring, evaluation and routing (“DiMER”) system that provides active management of a data-network based telephony networks. Such a system, and data-network-based telephony networks incorporating the same, advantageously route calls to meet call-quality standards and/or cost goals, among other targets. To meet such quality standards, the system periodically obtains call-related data, analyzes the data, and revises call routing, as appropriate, by shifting or reallocating call traffic between available terminating gateways (based on their performance).

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