JP3761851B2 - Connection number control apparatus and method in intelligent network system, and connection number control program - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a service control apparatus in which a plurality of subscriber terminals are accommodated and connected via a telephone line, and the service control apparatus is connected to the plurality of service switching apparatuses via a common line signal network. The present invention relates to a connection number control apparatus and method in an intelligent network system, and a connection number control program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventional telephone networks have been developed around basic services such as sequentially connecting lines to callees according to caller dialing information. Recently, however, in order to provide various network services flexibly and quickly, a network called an intelligent network (IN) has been constructed.
The IN is composed of a plurality of service switching devices (SSP: Service Switching Point) that accommodate subscriber terminals and at least one service control device (SCP: Service Control Point) that controls the entire telephone switching network. Both are connected via a common line signal network.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, a fixed number (OA) is used as a connection instruction signal (incoming subscriber number) for advanced IN services such as toll-free service and VPN service using a service control device (SCP) connected to a common line signal network. ~ J) is generally used.
However, according to the connection instruction signal described above, there may be a connection form using another operator's network. In this case, the access charge (network usage fee) generated when using the other operator's network is used as the other operator's network. It is not appropriate to pay. Access charges are variously set by the business operators, and the fixed connection instruction signal does not always use the cheapest other business operator network. Therefore, it is necessary to instruct an appropriate connection destination in order to pass through the other carrier network with the lowest access charge as a connection instruction signal.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and selects an appropriate connection instruction number from a calling / receiving party area (fee area) and a calling / receiving company, and various connections for each calling / receiving company area and calling / receiving company. Occurs when using the other operator's network by automatically instructing the route with the lowest access charge by managing the connection instruction signal that provides the lowest access charge calculated by enforcing the pattern. It is an object of the present invention to provide a connection number control apparatus and method in an intelligent network system and a connection number control program capable of reducing the access charge to be performed.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a plurality of service switching apparatuses that accommodate a plurality of subscriber terminals and are connected via a telephone line, and the plurality of service switching apparatuses are connected via a common line signal network. A connection number control device in an intelligent network system composed of service control devices connected to each other, the service control device controlling a call by the subscriber terminal at the time of providing a service, and an optimum connection pattern for each call And a connection number control means for determining connection and instructing connection.
[0006]
According to the present invention, the connection number control means controls the call by the subscriber terminal at the time of providing the service, determines the optimum connection pattern for each call and issues a connection instruction, thereby providing the route with the lowest access charge. It is possible to automatically reduce the access charge that occurs when using other network.
[0007]
Further, in the present invention, the connection number control means includes an area of a subscriber terminal that performs outgoing / incoming calls from the call connection signal, an outgoing / incoming area management means for collecting information of an outgoing / incoming service switching apparatus, It manages which outgoing / incoming service switching device is connected for each connection pattern, and provides connection destination information management means for instructing an optimal connection destination number for each call, and an access charge for each connected pattern. And an access charge management means for managing the optimum connection number.
[0008]
According to the present invention, the connection destination information management means selects an appropriate connection instruction number from the calling / receiving party area and the calling / receiving service provider for which information is collected by the calling / receiving area management means, By enforcing various connection patterns every time, the connection instruction signal that provides the lowest access charge calculated by the access charge management means is managed, and the route that provides the lowest access charge is automatically indicated. Thus, it is possible to provide a connection number control device in an intelligent network system that can reduce the access charge that occurs when another provider's network is used.
[0009]
Further, in the present invention, the calling / receiving area management means indexes the receiving area and the receiving carrier information from the called number obtained from the dial number, and indexes the calling area and the called number by referring to the connection information management table. The presence or absence of a matching call area, call reception area, and call carrier is checked, and if there is not, it is registered as new information in the connection information management table in combination with an additional number set in the additional information management table To do.
[0010]
Further, in the present invention, the connection destination information management means refers to the connection information management table, indexes the presence / absence of management information registration by the corresponding transmission area, the reception area, and the reception operator, and has management information registration. In the case where the additional number is checked, if the additional number exists, the connection information management table is referred to index the additional number not connected, and if the additional number does not exist, the access charge management table is The additional number is indexed from the calling area, the receiving area, and the receiving service provider, and the connection number to which the obtained additional number is assigned is indicated.
[0011]
In the present invention, the access charge management means calculates an access charge per unit time, and refers to the connection information management table to match / not perform connection between the calling area, the receiving area, and the receiving carrier. If it is determined that all connections have been made, the access charge management table is referred to, the calculated access charge is compared with the registered access charge, and the calculation is performed when the calculated access charge is low. The registered access charge is registered in the access charge management table.
[0012]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a plurality of service switching apparatuses that accommodate a plurality of subscriber terminals and are connected via a telephone line, and the plurality of service switching apparatuses are connected via a common line signal network. A connection number control method by the service control device for an intelligent network system composed of service control devices connected to each other, wherein a call by the subscriber terminal is controlled at the time of service provision, and an optimum connection for each call It is characterized in that a pattern is determined and a connection instruction is issued.
[0013]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a plurality of service switching apparatuses that accommodate a plurality of subscriber terminals and are connected via a telephone line, and the plurality of service switching apparatuses are connected via a common line signal network. A connection number control program used in a connection number control device in an intelligent network system composed of service control devices connected to each other, comprising: an area of a subscriber terminal that makes and receives calls from the call connection signal; Collecting information of an incoming service switching device, managing which outgoing / incoming service switching device is connected for each connection pattern, and giving an optimum connection destination number instruction for each call; Calculate the access charge for each connected pattern, and let the computer execute the step of managing the optimal connection number And wherein the door.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a connection configuration example of an intelligent network system in which the present invention is realized.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a subscriber terminal, which is accommodated and connected to a service switching device (SSP) (not shown) possessed by the originating communication carrier 2 and the receiving communication carrier 10. Reference numerals 7, 8, and 9 denote other telecommunications carriers, which connect the SSPs of the originating telecommunications carrier 2 and the terminating telecommunications carrier 10 via the communication line network 6 that they own. Reference numeral 5 denotes a common line signal network. By connecting each SSP and the service control device (SCP) via the common line signal network 5, an intelligent network system is constructed.
The service control device (SCP) 3 includes the connection number control device 30 of the present invention. The connection number control device 30 controls a call by the subscriber terminal at the time of providing a service, determines an optimum connection pattern for each call, and issues a connection instruction. Details of the internal configuration and the like will be described later.
[0015]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an expanded function of the internal configuration of the connection number control device 30 of the SCP shown in FIG.
The connection number control apparatus 30 of the present invention includes a connection number instruction unit 31, a call origination / incoming area management unit 32, a connection destination information management unit 33, an access charge calculation unit 34, an access charge management unit 35, and a callee. The area / arrival provider information table 36, an additional information management table 37, a connection information management table 38, and an access charge management table 39 are included.
[0016]
The connection number instruction unit 31 has a function of extracting a dial number from a call signal, determining a registered incoming number by indexing a database, and delivering it to the outgoing / incoming area management unit 32. In addition, the outgoing / incoming area management unit 32 has a function of collecting information on the area of the subscriber terminal 1 that performs outgoing / incoming calls from a call connection signal and the communication carrier (SSP) that passes through the area.
The connection destination information management unit 33 has a function of managing which communication carrier (SSP) is connected for each connection pattern and instructing an optimum connection destination number for each call. The access charge calculation unit 34 calculates the access charge and delivers it to the access charge management unit 35. The access charge management unit 35 determines the optimum value based on the calculation result of the access charge for each connected pattern. Has a function to manage connection numbers.
[0017]
The data field structures of the receiver area / destination carrier information table 36, additional information management table 37, connection information management table 38, and access charge management table 39 are shown in FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (d), respectively. It is shown.
In the called party area / destination carrier information table 36, data indicating the carrier and the charge area corresponding to the called number (dial number) is stored, and this table is used for the settlement between carriers (access charge calculation). It is an essential table to do. The additional number management table 37 is data indicating numbers that can be added to the OA to J numbers when instructing connection to the called side, and is a translation table (from the called number) that is built in the calling side SSP. The data is generated based on the data for selecting the outgoing line), and the contents are changed and generated with the new addition / change / deletion of the translation table as a trigger. In addition, it is possible to manually add and change data as necessary.
[0018]
The connection information management table 38 is a table for managing the execution / non-execution of connection for each connection pattern (combination of caller area, callee area, and callee), and is necessary every time one call is connected. Content is generated accordingly. If the connected call is a connection pattern that is not registered as management information, the contents of the table are based on the “caller area / caller area / incoming carrier” of the connected call and the additional information management table 37 described above. Is added.
The access charge management table 39 is a table for managing an additional number for which the access charge is the cheapest for each connection pattern (a combination of a sender area, a receiver area, and a destination operator). In each connection pattern, when an additional number that reduces the access charge occurs, the table is automatically added / updated.
[0019]
The general operation of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, dialing (special numbers such as 00XY, 0AB0, etc.) is performed in order for the caller to operate the subscriber terminal 1 and use the service using the SCP. Here, the originating communication carrier 2 accesses the SCP 3 and waits for a connection instruction.
The connection destination number instructing unit 31 of the SCP 3 performs an operation for determining the connection destination number (OA to J) based on the number dialed by the caller. Further, the outgoing / incoming area management unit 32 determines the incoming area and the incoming call carrier from the determined incoming caller numbers (OA to J). Further, the connection destination information management unit 33 issues a connection instruction from the call origination / reception area and the call origination / termination carrier using the possible connection instruction numbers in order.
Here, the first call for the corresponding calling / receiving area and the calling / calling carrier: the number passing through the communication carrier A (7), the second call for the calling / calling area and the calling / calling carrier: the communication carrier B (8) number, corresponding calling / receiving area and third call for calling / receiving carrier: The number passing through carrier C (9) is instructed sequentially, and the corresponding calling / receiving area and calling / calling business After the fourth call for the operator: The operator A / B / C indicates the cheapest number for the access charge.
[0020]
Next, the SCP 3 notifies the originating communication carrier 2 of the selected connection instruction number. Thus, the caller and the callee can make a call by connecting to the callee communication carrier 10 based on the connection instruction number notified by the caller communication carrier 2.
Here, the access charge management unit 35 of the SCP 3 calculates an access charge based on the call information notified from the calling communication carrier 2 after the call ends, and records the calculated access charge amount. However, if the access charge amount is higher than that already recorded, the recording is not performed.
[0021]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart cited for explaining the detailed operation of the connection number control apparatus in the intelligent network system of the present invention, and specifically shows the processing procedure of the connection number control program of the present invention.
Hereinafter, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0022]
First, it is assumed that the caller dials (special number such as 00XY, 0AB0, etc.) to operate the subscriber terminal 1 and use the service using the SCP. Here, the originating communication carrier 2 accesses the SCP 3 and waits for a connection instruction. The connection destination number instruction unit 31 extracts a dial number from the received signal (S401), determines a registered incoming number by indexing a database (not shown) from the dial number, and sends it to the outgoing / incoming area management unit 32. Deliver (S402).
The outgoing / incoming area management unit 32 refers to the incoming caller area / destination carrier information table 36 to index the incoming call area and the incoming caller information from the incoming call number obtained from the dial number (S403), and further, the connection information management table 38, the calling area and the incoming call number are indexed (S404), and the matching outgoing area, incoming call area, and presence of the incoming call carrier are checked (S405). Here, if there is, the control is transferred to the connection information management unit 33, and if there is not, it is registered as new information in the connection information management table 38 in combination with the additional number set in the additional information management table 37 (S406). .
[0023]
The connection destination information management unit 33 refers to the connection information management table 38 and indexes the presence / absence of connection by the corresponding transmission area, reception area, and reception provider (S407). Then, the presence of an additional number when it is not implemented is checked (S408). If the additional number is present, the additional number that is not yet connected is indexed by referring to the connection information management table 38 (S409), The assigned connection number is designated (S411).
On the other hand, if there are no additional numbers that are not connected (when all are connected), the access charge management table 39 is referred to, and the additional numbers are indexed from the calling area, the receiving area, and the receiving carrier (S410). The connection number to which the additional number is given is designated (S411). Here, the caller and the callee can make a call (S412).
[0024]
Here, the access charge calculation unit 33 collects information from the call number (S413), calculates the access charge, and delivers it to the access charge management unit 34 (S414). In addition to calculating the access charge per unit time (S415), the access charge management unit 34 refers to the connection information management table 38, indexes the call area and the call number, and matches the call area, call area, and call carrier. The presence or absence is checked (S416).
If it is determined that the access charge is present, the access charge calculated by the access charge calculation unit 34 with reference to the access charge management table 39 is compared with the access charge registered in the access charge management table 39 (S417). As a result, only when the calculated access charge is low (S418), the calculated access charge is registered in the access charge management table 39 (S419).
[0025]
As described above, according to the present invention, an appropriate connection instruction number is selected from the calling / receiving party area (fee area) and the calling / receiving company, and various connection patterns are implemented for each calling / receiving company area and calling / receiving company. By managing the connection instruction signal that provides the lowest access charge, the access charge that is generated when the route with the lowest access charge is automatically specified and another operator's network is used. Can be reduced.
It should be noted that the procedure executed by each of the connection number instruction unit 31, the outgoing / incoming area management unit 32, the connection destination information management unit 33, the access charge calculation unit 34, and the access charge management unit 35 shown in FIG. It is assumed that the connection number control device in the intelligent network system of the present invention is realized by recording in a computer-readable recording medium, causing the computer system to read and execute the program recorded in the recording medium. The computer system referred to here includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.
[0026]
Further, the “computer system” includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment) if a WWW system is used.
The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that becomes a client or a system when a program is transmitted via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In addition, those holding programs for a certain period of time are also included.
[0027]
The program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the “transmission medium” for transmitting the program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line.
The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.
[0028]
The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes a design and the like within a scope not departing from the gist of the present invention.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when a service is provided, a call by a subscriber terminal is controlled, an optimum connection pattern is determined for each call, and a connection instruction is issued to automatically select a route with the lowest access charge. It is possible to reduce the access charge that occurs when using other network. Therefore, it can lead to an increase in the profit of the communication carrier due to the reduction of the access charge, and can contribute to the operation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a connection configuration example of an intelligent network system in which the present invention is realized.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an expanded function of an internal configuration of a connection number control device 30 included in the SCP shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a data field structure of various management tables used in the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart cited for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Subscriber terminal, ... 2 origin side communication carrier, 3 ... Service control apparatus (SCP), 5 ... Common line signal network, 6 ... Call line network, 7 (8, 9) ... Communication carrier, 10 ... Arrival Side communication carrier, 30 ... connection number control device, 31 ... connection destination number instruction unit, 32 ... outgoing / incoming area management unit, 33 ... connection destination information management unit, 34 ... access charge calculation unit, 35 ... access charge management unit, 36 ... Callee area / arrival carrier information table, 37 ... Additional information management table, 38 ... Connection information management table, 39 ... Access charge management table

Claims (8)

An intelligent system comprising a plurality of service switching devices accommodated by a plurality of subscriber terminals and connected via a telephone line, and the service switching devices connected via a common line signaling network. A connection number control device in a network system,
Controlling a call according to the subscriber terminal when service providers, caller area as access charge is the cheapest is a net charge for between carriers, determining the connection pattern of the combination of the called party area and Chakujigyo's Connection number control means for instructing connection,
A connection number control apparatus in an intelligent network system characterized by comprising: The connection number control means includes
An area of the subscriber terminal that makes outgoing and incoming calls from the call connection signal, and outgoing and incoming area management means that collects information of the outgoing and incoming service exchange devices that pass through,
Managing which outgoing / incoming service switching device is connected for each connection pattern, and connection destination information management means for instructing an optimal connection destination number for each call;
An access charge management means for calculating an access charge for each of the connected patterns and managing an optimum connection number;
The connection number control apparatus in the intelligent network system according to claim 1, further comprising: The outgoing / incoming area management means includes:
The incoming call area and the incoming call carrier information are indexed from the incoming call number obtained from the dial number, and the outgoing call area and incoming call number are indexed by referring to the connection information management table to check whether there is a matching outgoing call area, incoming call area, and incoming call carrier. 3. The connection number control in the intelligent network system according to claim 2, wherein, when there is no check, registration is made as new information in the connection information management table in combination with an additional number set in the additional information management table. apparatus. The connection destination information management means includes:
With reference to the connection information management table, the presence / absence of management information registration is indexed by the corresponding transmission area, reception area, and reception operator, and the presence of an additional number when management information registration is present is checked. If present, the connection information management table is referred to, and an additional number that is not connected is indexed. If the additional number does not exist, the access charge management table is referred to and the calling area, the receiving area, and the receiving carrier are referred to. Index the additional number and indicate the connection number with the resulting additional number;
The connection number control apparatus in the intelligent network system according to claim 2 or 3, The access charge management means includes
In addition to calculating the access charge for the unit time, referring to the connection information management table, check the connection execution / non-execution of the matching transmission area, the reception area, and the reception operator, and if all are determined to be connection execution, The access charge management table is referred to, the calculated access charge is compared with the registered access charge, and the calculated access charge is registered in the access charge management table when the calculated access charge is low. thing,
The connection number control device in the intelligent network system according to claim 2. An intelligent system comprising a plurality of service switching devices accommodated by a plurality of subscriber terminals and connected via a telephone line, and the service switching devices connected via a common line signaling network. A connection number control method by the service control device for a network system, comprising:
Control the call by the subscriber terminal at the time of service provision, determine the connection pattern by the combination of the caller area, the callee area and the callee so that the access charge, which is the network usage fee between the providers, is the cheapest Instructing connection,
A connection number control method characterized by the above. An intelligent system comprising a plurality of service switching devices accommodated by a plurality of subscriber terminals and connected via a telephone line, and the service switching devices connected via a common line signaling network. Oite the connection number control device in a network system, the controls call by the subscriber terminal at the time of service, callers area as access charges are network fees between carriers is the cheapest, the called party area and wear A connection number control program for determining a connection pattern by a combination of operators and instructing a connection,
Collecting information on the area of the subscriber terminal that performs outgoing and incoming calls from the call connection signal, and the outgoing and incoming call service switching devices that pass through;
Managing which outgoing / incoming service switching apparatus is connected for each connection pattern, and performing an optimum connection destination number instruction for each call;
Calculating an access charge for each of the connected patterns, and managing an optimal connection number;
A connection number control program that causes a computer to execute.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the connection number control program according to claim 7 is recorded.

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