Multi-homing proxy apparatus, and associated method, for digital communication network
OwnerSudeep Guptainventor
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Abstract
A multi-homing proxy apparatus, and an associated method, for a VoP (Voice overPacket), or other packet-based, telephonic network. The multi-homing proxy determines, responsive to input indicia of communication conditions in the telephonic network and appropriate load balance of session control functionality amongst softswitches of the telephonic network. Responsive to the determinations, a control signal generator generates control signals to control allocation and subsequent reallocation of the session control functionality.
Claims20
In a packet-based communication system having a first set of media gateways and at least a second set of media gateways, and the packet-based communication system having a first control device at least selectably coupled to the media gateways of the first set and the second set and at least a second control device also at least selectably coupled to the media gateways of the first set and the second set, the first control device and the second control device selectably operable to provide session control of communications effectuated by way of individual ones of the media gateways, an improvement of apparatus for facilitating selection at least of which of the first and second control devices are operable during a selected period, to provide the session control of communication to selected ones of the media gateways of the first and at least second sets, said apparatus comprising:
- determiner coupled to receive indications of communication indicia selected to at least communications to be effectuated by way of individual ones of the media gateways, said determiner for determining, responsive thereto, which of the first and at least second control devices are to provide the session control of the communications to the selected ones of the media gateways.
In a method of communicating in a packet-based communication system having a first set of media gateways and at least a second set of media gateways, and the packet-based communication system having a first control device at least selectably coupled to the media gateways of the first set and the second set and at least a second control device also at least selectably coupled to the media gateways of the first set and the second set, the first control device and the second control device selectably operable to provide session control of communications effectuated by way of individual ones of the media gateways, an improvement of a method for facilitating selection of which of the first and second control devices, are operable during a selected period, to provide the session control of communication to selected ones of the media gateways of the first and at least second sets, said method comprising:
- detecting indications of communication indicia related to at least communications to be effectuated by way of individual ones of the media gateways;
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- determining, responsive to the indications detecting during said operation of detecting, which of the first and at least second control devices are to provide the session control of the communications to the selected ones of the media gateways.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.