Message routing platform

A method for routing messages in a communication system having a plurality of nodes, each node including a plurality of servers coupled to one another, said method comprising:

• receiving at a first server within a plurality of nodes a packet for an intended recipient, the packet selected from at least one class of a message packet class, an information packet class and a presence packet class;
• determining if the intended recipient is connected to the first server and if the intended recipient is connected to the first server, deliver the packet to the intended recipient;
• determining if the packet contains a destination address and forwarding the packet to the destination address for delivery on determining that the intended recipient is not connected to the first server;
• and
• forwarding the packet to a registry in response to determining that the packet does not contain a destination address, the registry is configured to query at least one database to obtain the intended recipient's user profile, and forward the packet to the intended recipient based on information contained in the user profile;
• wherein, if the user profile of the intended recipient cannot be determined by the registry, the system is operable to
• determine the class of the packet from one of the following classes:
• a message packet class, an information packet class and a presence packet class, and
• process the packet in accordance with the class of the packet.

A system for routing messages in a communication network comprising:

• a plurality of nodes, each node including a plurality of servers coupled to one another wherein on receipt of a packet for delivery to an intended recipient by a first server within the plurality of servers of a first node within the plurality of nodes;
• and
• the system being operable to,
• upon determining that the intended recipient is connected to the first server, deliver the packet,
• upon determining that the intended recipient is not connected to the first server, review the packet for a destination address and forward the packet to the destination address for delivery,
• upon determining that the packet does not contain a destination address after review, forward the packet to a registry, wherein the registry is operable to query at least one database to obtain a user profile of the intended recipient and forward the packet to the intended recipient based on information contained in the user profile;
• wherein upon successfully obtaining the location of the intended recipient based on the user profile, the system is operable to further determine if the packet has already been routed through the registry earlier and if not, tag the packet with information signifying that the packet was forwarded by the registry currently processing the packet.

A method for routing messages in a communication system having a plurality of nodes, each node including a plurality of servers coupled to one another, said method comprising:

• receiving at a first server within a plurality of nodes a packet for an intended recipient;
• determining if the intended recipient is connected to the first server and if the intended recipient is connected to the first server, deliver the packet to the intended recipient;
• determining if the packet contains a destination address and forwarding the packet to the destination address for delivery on determining that the intended recipient is not connected to the first server;
• and
• forwarding the packet to a registry in response to determining that the packet does not contain a destination address, the registry configured to query at least one database to obtain a user profile of the intended recipient, and forward the packet to the intended recipient based on information contained in the user profile;
• wherein upon successfully obtaining the location of the intended recipient based on the user profile, the system is operable to further determine if the packet has already been routed through the registry earlier and if not, tag the packet with information signifying that the packet was forwarded by the registry currently processing the packet.