System and method for selectively blocking or dropping calls in a telecommunications network
US6459902B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/30
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for selectively blocking or dropping calls in a telecommunications network. The system includes a first mechanism that monitors usage of the telecommunications network and provides a gauging signal in response thereto when the network usage exceeds a predetermined threshold. A second mechanism determines a percentage of calls to block by the network in response to the gauging signal. The percentage of calls to block corresponds to a desired number of blocked calls out of a certain number of calls. A third mechanism automatically blocks the percentage of calls out of the certain number of calls. In a specific embodiment, the third mechanism includes an additional mechanism that accounts for values of the percentage that do not evenly divide into the certain number of calls. The additional mechanism includes another mechanism that accounts for a remainder resulting from a division of the certain number of calls by the desired number of calls to be blocked. The additional mechanism divides the certain number of calls by the desired number of calls and provides a number of calls to skip and a remainder in response thereto. The number of calls to skip is equivalent to one less …
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