Optimised control of traffic load on switches in a communication network
AssigneeUMS United Messaging Systems
InventorsKjell Heen, Nils Haga
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a system for optimised resource use of one or more selected switches in a communication network for alerting the population when an undesirable event occurs in a specific geographical area by means of messages transmitted via the switches. The switches may form a part of a fixed telephone network and/or a mobile telephone network.
Claims13
A method for optimised control of traffic load in the form of connected messages on one or more switches in a fixed telephony and/or mobile telephony communication network for maximum exploitation of the capacity of the switch when an undesirable event occurs in a specific geographical area, characterised in that the method comprises the following steps:
- a) establishing information on who is located within the geographical area in question;
- b) assigning load status on relevant switch(es) in the geographical area in question;
- c) clarifying the content to be broadcast and implementing broadcasting;
- d) monitoring the load on the switch(es);
- e) changing the number of message exchanges as a result of revealed load status on the switch(es).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.