Methods, systems, and computer readable storage devices for determining whether to forward requests from a physical telephone number mapping service server to a virtual telephone number mapping service server
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property, Inc.
InventorsMehrad Yasrebi, James E. Jackson, Art Daddona
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Abstract
A determination is made whether to forward a request for communication services associated with a specific number range from a physical telephone number mapping service server to a virtual telephone number mapping service server. Responsive to determining to forward the request, a determination is made whether a virtual telephone number mapping service instance has been provisioned to handle requests associated with the specific number range.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- determining, by a processor of a physical telephone number mapping service server, whether to forward a request for communication services associated with a specific number range to a virtual telephone number mapping service server;
- responsive to determining to forward the request, determining, by the processor, whether a virtual telephone number mapping service instance has been provisioned to handle requests associated with the specific number range;
- and
- responsive to determining that the virtual telephone number mapping service instance has been provisioned to handle requests associated with the specific number range, forwarding, by the processor, the request to the virtual telephone number mapping service instance.
A physical telephone number mapping service server comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- determining whether to forward a request for communication services associated with a specific number range to a virtual telephone number mapping service server,
- responsive to determining to forward the request, determining whether a virtual telephone number mapping service instance has been provisioned to handle requests associated with the specific number range, and
- responsive to determining that the virtual telephone number mapping service instance has been provisioned to handle requests associated with the specific number range, forwarding the request to the virtual telephone number mapping service instance.
A computer readable storing device having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor of a physical telephone number mapping service server, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- determining whether to forward a request for communication services associated with a specific number range to a virtual telephone number mapping service server;
- responsive to determining to forward the request, determining whether a virtual telephone number mapping service instance has been provisioned to handle requests associated with the specific number range;
- and
- responsive to determining that the virtual telephone number mapping service instance has been provisioned to handle requests associated with the specific number range, forwarding the request to the virtual telephone number mapping service instance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.