Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing inter-carrier IP-based connections using a common telephone number mapping architecture
US8432923B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M7/0075
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system includes a network entry point configured to receive and process internet protocol (IP) based connection requests originating from outside the communications network, and a telephone number mapping (ENUM) database configured to store a uniform resource identifier (URI) of the network entry point and to respond to a request for routing information for a subscriber terminal within the communications network received from a remote entity outside the communications network by providing a naming authority pointer resource (NAPTR) record including the URI of the network entry point to the remote entity in response to the request for routing information.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.