Local routing system and method
US7573997B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13345
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication network element determines a service provider's routing preference for routing communications and routes these communications from an originating connection address to a destination connection address over a network. The communication network element includes a receiver configured to receive a signal, which comprises the originating connection address and the destination connection address. The communication network element also includes a processor that determines the service provider associated with at least one of the originating connection address and the destination connection address of the received signal. The processor also determines the routing preference associated with the service provider using routing data.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.