US 6,754,181 B1 · System and method for a directory service supporting a hybrid communication system architecture

Abstract

Telephone calls, data and other multimedia information is routed through a hybrid network which includes transfer of information across the internet utilizing telephony routing information and internet protocol address information. A media order entry captures complete user profile information for a user. This profile information is utilized by the system throughout the media experience for routing, billing, monitoring, reporting and other media control functions. Users can manage more aspects of a network than previously possible, and control network activities from a central site. A directory service that supports a hybrid communication system architecture is provided for routing traffic over the hybrid network and the internet.

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Dependent claims

A method for routing a media communication to an internet telephony gateway in a hybrid network comprising:

receiving a request from a client computer by a directory service for a list of one or more candidate internet telephony gateways;
accessing a database of a plurality of internet telephony gateways;
selecting by the directory service one or more candidate internet telephony gateways from the database based on a set of criteria;
transmitting a message to each of the one or more candidate internet telephony gateways from the database which were selected based on a set of criteria wherein the message instructs the candidate internet telephony gateways to ping the client computer;
receiving the ping results from the candidate internet telephony gateways;
ranking the order of the candidate internet telephony gateways based on the ping results;
and
transmitting the list of the one or more candidate internet telephony gateways to the computer client.

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System and method for a directory service supporting a hybrid communication system architecture

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System and method for a directory service supporting a hybrid communication system architecture

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