Managing feature interactions in a telecommunications system such as an intelligent network

A method for managing communications between a Service Switching Point (SSP) and a plurality of Service Control Points (SCPs) wherein the SCPs are simultaneously active for a particular trigger to thereby generate a reply to the SSP, the method comprising the steps of

• determining control options for each trigger indicative of service categories by capturing service interaction principles supplied by a SCP services expert acting as a mentor, wherein the service interaction principles are based upon a requirement of executing at most one of the service categories in each of the SCPs for each trigger, and
• controlling execution of each of the SCPs and each corresponding one of the service categories for the particular trigger with reference to the control options to generate the reply.

A method for managing communications between a Service Switching Point (SSP) and a plurality of Service Control Points (SCPs) wherein the SCPs are simultaneously active for a particular trigger to thereby generate a reply to the SSP, the method comprising the steps of

• determining behavioral control options indicative of the service categories and corresponding query control options for each of the behavioral control options by capturing service interaction principles supplied by a SCP services expert acting as a mentor, wherein the service interaction principles are based upon a requirement of executing at most one of the service categories in each of the SCPs for each trigger,
• storing one of the behavioral options and a corresponding one of the query control options in executable controlling logic as selected for each subscriber, and
• operating the controlling logic associated with a particular subscriber to control the execution of each of the SCPs and each corresponding one of the service categories to thereby generate the reply.

A method for processing a query generated by a Service Switching Point (SSP) to produce a reply to operate the SSP, the SSP being served by a plurality of Service Control Points (SCPs) cooperatively arranged to execute a set of service categories, the SCPs being simultaneously active for each trigger, the query being produced in response to a particular trigger effected by a particular subscriber invoking the set, the method comprising the steps of

• determining control options indicative of the service categories by capturing service interaction principles supplied by a SCP services expert acting as a mentor, wherein the service interaction principles are based upon a requirement of executing at most one of the service categories in each of the SCPs for each trigger,
• storing one of the control options in executable controlling logic as selected for the particular subscriber, and
• operating the controlling logic associated with the particular subscriber to control the execution of each of the SCPs and each corresponding one of the service categories to thereby generate the reply.

A method for processing a query generated by a Service Switching Point (SSP) to produce a reply to operate the SSP, the SSP being served by a plurality of Service Control Points (SCPs) cooperatively arranged to execute a set of service categories, the SCPs being simultaneously active for each trigger, the query being produced in response to a particular trigger effected by a particular subscriber invoking the set, the method comprising the steps of

• determining behavioral control options indicative of the service categories and corresponding query control options for each of the behavioral control options by capturing service interaction principles supplied by a SCP services expert acting as a mentor, wherein the service interaction principles are based upon a requirement of executing at most one of the service categories in each of the SCPs for each trigger,
• storing one of the behavioral options and a corresponding one of the query control options in executable controlling logic as selected for the particular subscriber, and
• operating the controlling logic associated with the particular subscriber to control the execution of each of the SCPs and each corresponding one of the service categories to thereby generate the reply.

A method for processing a query generated by a Service Switching Point (SSP) to produce a reply to operate the SSP, the SSP being served by a plurality of Service Control Points (SCPs) cooperatively arranged to execute a set of service categories, the SCPs being simultaneously active for each trigger, the query being produced in response to a particular trigger effected by a particular subscriber invoking the set, the method comprising the steps of

• determining control options indicative of the service categories by capturing service interaction principles supplied by a SCP services expert acting as a mentor, wherein the service interaction principles are based upon a requirement of executing at most one of the service categories in each of the SCPs for each trigger,
• storing one of the control options in executable controlling logic as selected for each of the subscribers, and
• operating the controlling logic associated with the particular subscriber to control the execution of each of the SCPs and each corresponding one of the service categories to thereby generate the reply.

A method for managing communications between a service origination node and two serving nodes wherein the serving nodes are simultaneously active for a particular trigger to thereby generate a reply to the service origination node, the method comprising the steps of

• determining control options for each trigger indicative of service categories by capturing service interaction principles supplied by a serving node services expert acting as a mentor, wherein the service interaction principles are based upon a requirement of executing one or more of the service categories in each of the serving nodes for each trigger,
• selecting one of the control options by the expert for each trigger, and
• controlling execution of each of the service nodes and each corresponding one of the service categories for the particular trigger with reference to the control options to generate the reply.

A method for managing communications between a Service Switching Point (SSP) and two Service Control Points (SCPs) wherein the SCPs are simultaneously active for a particular trigger to thereby generate a reply to the SSP, the method comprising the steps of

• determining control options for each trigger indicative of service categories by capturing service interaction principles supplied by a SCP services expert acting as a mentor, wherein the service interaction principles are based upon a requirement of executing one or more of the service categories in each of the SCPs for each trigger,
• selecting one of the control options by the expert for each trigger, and
• controlling execution of each of the SCPs and each corresponding one of the service categories for the particular trigger with reference to the control options to generate the reply.

A system for managing communications between a service origination node and a plurality of serving nodes wherein the serving nodes are simultaneously active for a particular trigger to thereby generate a reply to the service origination node, the system comprising

• means for determining control options for each trigger indicative of service categories by capturing service interaction principles supplied by a serving node services expert acting as a mentor, wherein the service interaction principles are based upon a requirement of executing at most one of the service categories in each of the serving nodes for each trigger, and
• control means, responsive to said means for determining, for controlling execution of each of the service nodes and each corresponding one of the service categories for the particular trigger with reference to the control options to generate the reply.

A system for managing communications between a service origination node and two serving nodes wherein the serving nodes are simultaneously active for a particular trigger to thereby generate a reply to the service origination node, the system comprising

• means for determining control options for each trigger indicative of service categories by capturing service interaction principles supplied by a serving node services expert acting as a mentor, wherein the service interaction principles are based upon a requirement of executing one or more of the service categories in each of the serving nodes for each trigger,
• selection means, responsive to said means for determining, for selecting one of the control options by the expert for each trigger, and
• control means, responsive to said means for selecting, for controlling execution of each of the service nodes and each corresponding one of the service categories for the particular trigger with reference to the control options to generate the reply.