Method and system for automatically routing a dial plan through a communications network
US7307985B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13353
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for identifying switch and trunk-group combinations and updating switches, or other components, required to implement a dial plan is provided. The method includes receiving a source network-element identifier and a destination network-element identifier. A range of NPA-NXX codes are received and all available communications pathways between the first network element and the second network element upon which data bound for the one or more NPA-NXX codes can be routed are automatically identified. Profile information associated with the destination network element is retrieved, and, without user intervention, a routing update command is automatically generated that configures the transmitting network element to route data bound for the NPA-NXX codes across the identified communications pathways.
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