Handing a request relating to a service
US8166180B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/1095
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a multi-service communication environment, when a communication establishment request is received (8-4), the request containing a service identifier and relating to a service to be invoked between a sender of the request and a recipient to whom the request is targeted, interconnection information on the service is checked (8-5, 8-6) for, how to handle the request taking into account at least the sender's operator; and the request is handled (8-7) according to an outcome of the checking. The interconnection information may contain policy rules and/or operator-specific service identifiers.
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