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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8135116 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing traffic congestion in a network through detection of a source of excessive call volume A communication network that includes a signaling system seven (SS7) network is operated by associating call release messages, which are indicative of call failures in the communication network, with an originating point code (OPC) and/or a calling number. The rate ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7817789 | Mass call defense A system, method, and computer readable medium for mass call defense in a communications network, comprises detecting a mass call event, detecting a resource exhaust event related to the mass call event, where the resource exhaust event is based upon a release messa... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7409051 | Methods and apparatus to manage collect phone calling limits Methods and apparatus to manage collect phone calling limits are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises: determining if collect calls from one or more predetermined locations to a terminating phone number have exceeded a collect calls limit; and determining... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7366288 | Method and apparatus of detection of inter-carrier looping Method and apparatus for detecting inter-carrier call looping. In one embodiment, the present invention is a method that can be used to reliably detect inter-network routing loops and kill associated calls using a modified ISUP Hop Counter parameter to be sent acros... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7339937 | Wide-area content-based routing architecture Content networking provides a content-based routing architecture, in which a virtual overlay network called the “virtual content network” is superimposed over the physical network. The content network contains content routers as the nodes and “pathways” as l... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336658 | Methods and system of virtual circuit identification based on bit permutation of link numbers for multi-stage elements A method and system of assigning paths through an interconnection network (100) consisting of a plurality of switching elements (102:165) and a plurality of links coupling the switching elements (102:165) are provided. Physical restrictions of t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7286654 | Method for preventing overload condition in a circuit switched arrangement Congestion problems in networks are alleviated with a method that works toward insuring that unused capacity will always exist in elements of a network that are resources which are shared by a plurality of users and which, consequently, can be overloaded. In respons... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7274780 | Network having space chattering control for maximizing call throughput during overload A network includes a space chattering mechanism for maximizing server throughput under overload conditions. The server provides control messages to various network traffic sources, which can require differing control instructions. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7257409 | Centralized cell homing and load balancing in a base station controller A base station controller (BSC) of a radio or wireless telecommunications network base station includes a director. A BSC includes multiple central processing units (CPUs), with each CPU running a call-processing application for one or more connections. The director... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7200408 | Selective blocking in a communication network A selective blocking request is sent from a requesting network element to an SCF (system control function component), where the request identifies a targeted network element. The SCF may then block communications from the targeted network element to the requesting n... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7190766 | System and method for conducting variable voice path assurance tests A system and method for conducting variable VPA testing is disclosed. The method includes provisions to detect or measure the utilization of a trunk line and use that information to establish a level of VPA testing for that trunk line. Although a wide variety of rel... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187651 | Overload reduction in a communication system Reducing overload conditions of a node of communication system comprises storing one or more sets of overload range values, where each set represents a range of used capacity of a component of the node. A rejection proportion value is stored in association with each... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185087 | Maintenance of third party service's subscription information The present invention relates to two methods, an apparatus and to a Service Capability Server (SCS) for controlling interactions between a network and a third party service. The SCS comprises capabilities for receiving a trigger request for at least one event from t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174002 | Method and apparatus for ascertaining the capacity of a network switch Performance parameters of a switch may be ascertained by observing its behavior during a brief interval of high call volume. This may be achieved by accumulating call messages on a queue before allowing them to be processed together as a group. Without increasing th... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7164757 | Methods and apparatus to manage collect phone calling limits Methods and apparatus to manage collect phone calling limits are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises: determining if collect calls from one or more predetermined locations to a terminating phone number have exceeded a collect calls limit; and determining... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7155433 | Mapping of client application variable to database storage location free of allocation to any particular variable An apparatus in one example comprises a management component that handles information storage to one or more storage locations of a database. The one or more storage locations comprise one or more available locations that are free of allocation to any particular var... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151935 | Method for initiative setting up calls by service control point in mobile intelligent network Disclosed is a method for actively establishing a call by a SCP in a mobile intelligent network. when a Service Control Function (SCF) requests a Service Switching Function (SSF) to create a new call to one call party, the SSF in the intelligent network establishes ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7145996 | Subscriber service management A method, system and apparatus for managing subscriber services. The system can include a service renewal system configured to renew service subscriptions based upon identifying information associated with the service subscriptions. The system also can include one o... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7130397 | Apparatus, and an associated method, for detecting a mass call event and for ameliorating the effects thereof Apparatus, and an associated method, for detecting and facilitating amelioration of mass call event in a telephonic network. A detector monitors call attempts to form call connections during operation of the telephonic network. When more than a selected level of cal... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7120116 | Method and apparatus for assigning packet resources of wireless local loop (WLL) A call connection is supported by first receiving a call connection request. After the call connection request is received, the loads supported by a plurality of packet processors are compared. The call connection is then assigned to the packet processor having a lo... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116767 | Apparatus and method for controlling telephone communications during intervals of high call traffic volume An apparatus for controlling telephone communications through a communication switch during intervals of call traffic volume in excess of a threshold call traffic volume includes: (a) a call traffic volume sensing device coupled with the communication switch and mea... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7099943 | Regulating usage of computer resources A method is described that can be used to regulate the usage of resources in a network system. A software tool can be used to regulate access to a system resource. The preferred method uses a software tool to enforce voluntary restraint on the uses of resources by c... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7072960 | Generating automated mappings of service demands to server capacities in a distributed computer system A method for generating automated mappings of service demands to server capacities in a distributed computer system, including a plurality of server and service nodes. The method establishing server model layer and a service model layer and a set of server and servi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068766 | Method for preventing overload condition in a circuit switched arrangement Congestion problems in networks are alleviated with a method that works toward insuring that unused capacity will always exist in elements of a network that are resources which are shared by a plurality of users and which, consequently, can be overloaded. In respons... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054934 | Tailorable optimization using model descriptions of services and servers in a computing environment Method and apparatus for optimizing allocation of computer resources between server and service models. A server model is established in response to user input data. The server model includes one or more server nodes, and each server node has an associated set of ca... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7042996 | Method and apparatus for cas-based ring limiting of FXS ports A method and apparatus for call-limiting one or more candidate calls received by a router is disclosed. The method and apparatus may be configured to determine whether ringing one or more candidate calls will exceed a predetermined power limit. If ringing the calls ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039705 | Representing capacities and demands in a layered computing environment using normalized values Method and apparatus for representing capacities and demands in a layered computing environment using normalized values for identifying optimal allocations of computing resources. A plurality of server models are established, with each server model including one or ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035930 | Method and framework for generating an optimized deployment of software applications in a distributed computing environment using layered model descriptions of services and servers Method and framework for identifying optimal allocations of computing resources in a complex, distributed data processing environment. A plurality of server models are established, with each server model including one or more server nodes and each server node having... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7016484 | System and method for effecting inside plant load balancing in a telecommunications system The present invention utilizes a software application running on a digital computer (20) to enable a load balancing technician to assign customers services by assigning a specific port on a specific card in a telecommunications switch (10) to a service... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010102 | Method and apparatus of detection of inter-carrier looping Method and apparatus for detecting inter-carrier call looping using a modified Hop Counter parameter. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7002915 | Automated mass calling control for public switched telephone networks employing a packet based virtual tandem This patent concerns a system and method for detecting a mass calling event in a telephone system and to regulate telephone calls to a call destination for which a mass calling event has been detected where a packet transport network and Call Server is integrated in... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996225 | Arrangement for controlling congestion in an SS7 signaling node based on packet classification A signaling network node is configured for identifying a received signaling message as belonging to one of a plurality of prescribed originating node groups, based on prescribed message class selection criteria. Each originating node group has at least one originati... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6987848 | Method for preventing overload condition in a circuit switched arrangement A method for alleviating congestion problems in prior art networks delays provision of dial tone signals to terminals that are, likely, carrying out a re-dial attempt in excess of a preselected number of re-dial attempts. A determination that the terminal seeking to... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6983039 | Call admission control method and communication system to which method is applied Each communication is classified into any one of a plurality of communication types in advance. A plurality of threshold values used for determining whether or not the resources are to be allocated are set up in advance. The plurality of threshold values differ from... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6977995 | Network having space chattering control for maximizing call throughput during overload A network includes a space chattering mechanism for maximizing server throughput under overload conditions. The server provides control messages to various network traffic sources, which can require differing control instructions. ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6963575 | Enhanced data switching/routing for multi-regional IP over fiber network Wide-area data communications utilize regional networks transporting IP-over-Ethernet on fiber. For certain Layer 2 services, a regional implementation of the network makes limited use of spanning tree protocol on a backbone ring. Learning bridge operations in switc... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6954523 | Method for providing a service in a telecommunication network and a corresponding infrastructure manager The invention relates to a method for providing services in a telecommunications network comprising at least a service switching unit able to access a service control plane comprising at least a service specific unit supporting services and at least a service infras... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6954458 | System and method for message transport and segmentation A node, and a system including a first node, supporting message transport and segmentation in a communications network having a plurality of nodes, comprising a memory including a database for storing a plurality of segmentation support capability test results, wher... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6909694 | Routing in a private network with compression The invention concerns a method of routing between a source node and a destination node in a network having nodes connected by links, compression being used on at least one of said links, the method comprising at least two routing calculation steps for a given numbe... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907115 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING EARLY DETECTION, CONTROLLED ELIMINATION OF OVERLOAD CONDITIONS AND THE RETURN OF A CONTROLLED LEVEL OF TRAFFIC AFTER SUCH CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ELIMINATED Overload conditions affecting a processor of a network switch or the like are substantially eliminated, and the processing of traffic is gradually allowed to increase, by inserting, and then monitoring one or more probes which are placed into a queue of the processo... | 06/14/2005 |
