Methods, apparatus and data structures for managing distributed communication systems
US7924987B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for authorizing and allocating outdial communication services are disclosed. A disclosed system comprises an application server to initiate an outdial communication service, a gateway to transport the outdial communication service from the application server to an access network via a shared communication facility, and a policy server to selectively authorize the initiated outdial service and, if the outdial service is authorized, to allocate a portion of the shared communication facility to the authorized outdial service.
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