Method and system for managing a packet switched network

For use with an intelligent network including a service control point and with a packet switched network including a source terminal server, a destination terminal server, and a network operations center, the network operations center including an application server that supports call routing between the source terminal server and the destination terminal server, a method for routing a call comprising:

• receiving the call at the application server from a call source at the source terminal server, the call having a call destination at the destination terminal server, the call requiring dynamic routing beyond the application server capabilities;
• in response to receiving the call, sending a first query from the application server to a gatekeeper that functions as a gateway from the application server to the intelligent network;
• sending a second query from the gatekeeper over a signaling network to the service control point in response to the first query;
• receiving a routing message at the gatekeeper from the service control point in response to the second query;
• communicating the routing message from the gatekeeper to the application server;
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• connecting the call over the packet switched network to the call destination in accordance with the communicated routing message whereby the application server leverages the intelligent network capabilities to provide advanced routing capabilities for calls over the packet switched network.