Highly scalable internet protocol-based communications system

A method of relaying telecommunication information, comprising:

• receiving a request to initiate a telecommunications session between a caller and a destination via a proxy, the request including a caller telephone number and a destination telephone number;
• recording in a database an address associated with the telecommunications session initiation request;
• modifying the telecommunications session initiation request to create a first modified request appearing to come from the proxy;
• forwarding the first modified request from the proxy to a call control node;
• receiving from the call control node information to facilitate communication between the caller and the destination, wherein the information comprises an address associated with the destination telephone number, and wherein the information is received by the proxy;
• modifying one of the telecommunications session initiation request and the first modified request to create a second modified request, wherein the second modified request appears to be coming from the sender;
• and
• forwarding the second modified call control information to the destination telephone number.

A method of relaying telecommunication information, comprising:

• receiving a request by proxy to initiate a telecommunications session between a caller and a destination;
• recording in a database an address associated with the telecommunications session initiation request;
• modifying the telecommunications session initiation request to create a first modified request, wherein the first modified request appears to be coming from the proxy;
• forwarding the first modified request from the proxy to a call control node;
• receiving from the call control node information to facilitate communication between the caller and the destination, wherein the information comprises routing information, and wherein the information is received by the proxy;
• modifying one of the telecommunications session initiation request and the first modified request to create a second modified request, wherein the second modified request appears to be coming from the caller;
• and
• forwarding the second modified call control information to the destination utilizing the routing information.