US 6,788,777 B2 · Alternative treatment for AIN fault handling

Abstract

An enhancement to AIN fault handling that allows SSP triggers to access an alternative treatment application when fault handling is invoked. If an alternative treatment application is referenced in the BCM fault handling attribute, then the application is called when AIN fault handling is invoked. If the alternative treatment application is not successful in completing the service function, then one of the traditional fault handling options is applied, (i.e., routing to a specific directory number, voice announcement then terminate call, continue, or final treatment). The present invention allows a last attempt at completing the service function by the alternative treatment application after fault handling is called, but before default handling or final treatment is invoked.

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Dependent claims

An Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) having an AIN service switching point (SSP), said AIN comprising:

an alternative treatment application residing on an intelligent network platform or said AIN SSP;
and
AIN trigger fault handling logic on said AIN SSP operated to invoke said alternative treatment application when said AIN trigger fault handling logic is invoked, said AIN trigger fault handling logic being invoked responsive to said AIN SSP detecting a failure of a primary service application residing on a service control point (SCP).

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Alternative treatment for AIN fault handling

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Abstract

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