Indicating routing capacity related data or routing delay related data via signalling messages in a core network of a telecommunications network using diameter messages

A telecommunications network for indicating routing-related data via Diameter messages of a Diameter protocol in a core network of the telecommunications network, wherein the telecommunications network comprises:

• a core network, the core network comprising:
• a first Diameter-enabled network node, a second Diameter-enabled network node, a third Diameter-enabled network node and a fourth Diameter-enabled network node;
• and
• a target network node and/or a further target network node, wherein, according to a first routing alternative, the target network node is accessible to the first Diameter-enabled network node via the third Diameter-enabled network node, and, according to a second routing alternative, the target network node or the further target network node is accessible to the first Diameter-enabled network node via the fourth Diameter-enabled network node;
• wherein the first Diameter-enabled network node is configured to:
• transmit a first Diameter message comprising a first piece of routing-related information to the second Diameter-enabled network node, wherein the first piece of routing-related information comprises aggregated routing capacity data or aggregated routing delay data related to the first routing alternative;
• and
• transmit a second Diameter message comprising a second piece of routing-related information to the second Diameter-enabled network node, wherein the second piece of routing-related information comprises aggregated routing capacity data or aggregated routing delay data related to the second routing alternative;
• and
• wherein the second Diameter-enabled network node is configured to transmit, to the first Diameter-enabled network node or a further first Diameter-enabled network node, a message comprising routing decisions and/or routing preferences modified based on the first piece of routing-related information and/or the second piece of routing-related information so as to enhance network performance and reduce failure.

One or more non-transitory, processor-readable media having processor-executable instructions stored thereon for indicating routing-related data in a core network of a telecommunications network using Diameter messages of a Diameter protocol, wherein the core network comprises a first Diameter-enabled network node, a second Diameter-enabled network node, a third Diameter-enabled network node and a fourth Diameter-enabled Diameter network node, wherein, according to a first routing alternative, a target network node is accessible to the first Diameter-enabled network node via the third Diameter-enabled network node, and, according to a second routing alternative, the target network node or a further target network node is accessible to the first Diameter-enabled network node via the fourth Diameter-enabled network node, wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by one or more processors, facilitate performance of the following steps:

• transmitting a first Diameter message comprising a first piece of routing-related information from the first Diameter-enabled network node to the second Diameter-enabled network node, wherein the first piece of routing-related information comprises aggregated routing capacity data or aggregated routing delay data related to the first routing alternative;
• transmitting a second Diameter message comprising a second piece of routing-related information from the first Diameter-enabled network node to the second Diameter-enabled network node, wherein the second piece of routing-related information comprises aggregated routing capacity data or aggregated routing delay data related to the second routing alternative;
• and
• receiving, by the first Diameter-enabled network node or a further first Diameter-enabled network node, a message from the second Diameter-enabled network node comprising routing decisions and/or routing preferences modified based on the first piece of routing-related information and/or the second piece of routing-related information so as to enhance network performance and reduce failure.