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System and method for performing signaling-plan-specific call progress analysis

US7139380B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2002
Grant dateNov 21, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/13396
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Call progress analysis is performed in a telephone system employing different in-band signaling plans are used. From address information for a call destination in a call initiation message, it is determined which type of in-band signaling plans is utilized by equipment associated with the call destination, for example by examining country codes in a dialed telephone number. Based upon the determined signaling plan type, a corresponding type of call progress analysis resource is selected and allocated for use with the call. The analysis resource may include a digital signal processor (DSP) programmed with an analysis routine tailored to the determined signaling plan. The DSP may be pre-programmed with such a routine or may be loaded at call time with analysis parameters appropriate to the signaling plan. The telephone system may employ a packet network and packet-based telephony transmission, a media gateway controller or a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) proxy server, an a media server. A telephone network employing more traditional time-division-multiplexed (TDM) based media transmission may also be utilized.

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