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US 10,834,652 B2Granted
Electronic communication node load balancing system and method
AssigneeMitel Networks Corporation
InventorsMichel Bray, Zoe Knox, Lee Dilkie
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Abstract
A method and system for distributing communication devices across a cluster of network nodes are disclosed. The method and system can use call statistics information to determine which node within the cluster to use to register one or more communication devices. The system and method can additionally periodically review such information and register the communication devices to other nodes based on the information.
Claims17
An electronic communication system comprising:
- a cluster comprising a plurality of network nodes;
- and
- a plurality of communication devices coupled to the cluster, wherein each of the plurality of network nodes comprises at least one processor and a memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- access communication information in at least one storage medium of a plurality of storage media, the communication information comprising information associated with each network node of the plurality of network nodes;
- determine which communication device of the plurality of communication devices to register with each network node based on the communication information;
- and
- register one or more of the plurality of communication devices based on the step of determining which communication device of the plurality of communication devices to register,
- wherein a combination of the plurality of network nodes determines the communication information comprising which network node of the plurality of network nodes has one or more of a strongest communication signal to each of the plurality of communication devices and a highest quality of communication to each of the plurality of communication devices, and
- wherein each network node comprises a respective one of the at least one storage medium.
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An electronic communication method comprising the steps of:
- providing a communication device;
- providing a cluster comprising a plurality of network nodes;
- determining one or more of a communication signal strength and a communication quality of a communication between the communication device and each of the plurality of network nodes;
- storing communication information comprising information corresponding to one or more of the communication signal strength and the communication quality in a storage medium associated with each network node;
- and
- registering the communication device with a network node of the plurality of network nodes based on the communication information,
- wherein a combination of the plurality of network nodes determines the communication information comprising which network node of the plurality of network nodes has one or more of a strongest communication signal to each of the plurality of communication devices and a highest quality of communication to each of the plurality of communication devices.
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A network cluster comprising:
- a plurality of network nodes, wherein each of the plurality of network nodes comprises:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- access communication information in at least one storage medium of a plurality of storage media, the communication information comprising information associated with each network node of the plurality of network nodes;
- determine which communication device of a plurality of communication devices to register with the network node based on the communication information;
- and
- register one or more of the plurality of communication devices based on the step of determining which communication device of the plurality of communication devices to register,
- wherein a combination of the plurality of network nodes determines the communication information comprising which network node of the plurality of network nodes has one or more of a strongest communication signal to each of the plurality of communication devices and a highest quality of communication to each of the plurality of communication devices, and
- wherein each network node comprises a respective one of the at least one storage medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.