Method, system, and computer program product for managing routing servers and services

A system for routing server, comprising:

• first receiving means for receiving exported local routes from gateway servers, wherein said first receiving means for receiving exported local routes includes:
• requesting means for requesting exportable local routes from gateway servers;
• receiving means for receiving said exportable local routes from gateway servers;
• transforming means for transforming said exportable local routed into dynamic routes on the routing server;
• storing means for storing said dynamic routes;
• and
• updating means for updating said dynamic routes;
• transforming means for transforming exported local routes into dynamic routes;
• first storing means for storing said dynamic routes;
• second storing means for storing static global and disseminated routes;
• first providing means for providing said disseminated routes to gateway servers;
• second receiving means for receiving requests for matching routes from gateway servers;
• determining means for determining a matching route;
• and
• second providing means for providing said matching route.

A method of providing gateway services in a voice communication system over a packet-switched network, comprising the steps of:

• instantiating application services within an application layer;
• providing a software object platform for sessions and modules, wherein said application layer includes a gateway service and a common service;
• and
• managing route usage on the gateway server with a routing manager, wherein managing route usage includes:
• maintaining a list of routes;
• managing connections to the routing servers on the network;
• exporting local routes to routing servers;
• importing disseminated routes from routing servers;
• receiving a request for a route;
• obtaining static global and dynamic routes from routing servers;
• caching said static global and said dynamic routes for future use;
• finding matching routes for a specific telephone number;
• and
• prioritizing matching routes.

A computer program product for providing gateway services in a voice communication system over a packet-switched network, said computer program product having computer program code embodied in computer-readable medium said computer program code comprising:

• a first program code which causes a computer to instantiate application services within an application layer;
• a second program code which causes a computer to provide a software object platform for sessions and modules, wherein said application layer includes a gateway service and a common service;
• and
• a third program code which causes a computer to manage route usage on a gateway server with a routing manager including to:
• maintain a list of routes;
• manage connections to routing servers on the network;
• export local routes to routing servers;
• import disseminated routes from routing servers;
• receive a request for a route;
• obtain static global and dynamic routes from routing servers;
• cache said static global and said dynamic routes for future use;
• find matching routes for a specific telephone number;
• and
• prioritize matching routes.

A computer program product for providing routing services, said computer program product having computer program code embodied in computer-readable medium, said computer program code comprising:

• a first program code which causes a computer to serve routes with a routing application layer;
• a second program code which causes a computer to provide a common object platform for memory and modules, wherein said routing application layer includes a route translation service;
• a third program code which causes a computer to request exportable local routes from gateway servers;
• a fourth program code which causes a computer to receive said exportable local routes from gateway servers;
• a fifth program code which causes a computer to transform said exportable local routed into dynamic routes;
• a sixth program code which causes a computer to store said dynamic routes;
• and
• a seventh program code which causes a computer to update said dynamic routes.