System and methods for managing tandem switch information
US9014361B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/205
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and associated methods for automation and management of trunk routing among switches in a telecommunications network between carriers connected to a third party tandem services provider or manager (a “neutral tandem network.”) The system and methodology can be used to, among other things, effectuate a business model for providing preferred rates, or other preferences, to a defined group of members or subscribers by managing and directing subscriber-associated call traffic from subscriber-owned switches to one or more tandem switches owned by a third-party tandem managing entity other than a LEC or ILEC.
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