WO1999011051A1 - Method and system for global communications network management and display of market-price information - Google Patents

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WO1999011051A1
WO1999011051A1 PCT/US1998/017923 US9817923W WO9911051A1 WO 1999011051 A1 WO1999011051 A1 WO 1999011051A1 US 9817923 W US9817923 W US 9817923W WO 9911051 A1 WO9911051 A1 WO 9911051A1
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  • the server node administers all aspects of the network including authentication of carriers, risk management, financial transactions, settlement, and contract management, and tracking of the physical links connecting different portions of the network.
  • server node 56 determines cost- efficient routing paths for calls connected via the international gateway network in three steps: (1) collecting rate information; (2) evaluating the collected information; and (3) generating from the collected information and a network topology map, a rate-table comprising cost-efficient routings for every pair of switches in the international gateway network.
  • step (1) the system collects rate information from international carriers around the world.
  • Template 300 may further comprise a boolean provide- settlement? field. Certain carriers are required by law to route calls in a manner such that a settlement agreement with the terminating country is invoked. Settlement agreements are invoked when a call is transmitted via the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) but not when routed via private or data lines. It may therefore be important for the server to establish whether a particular route offered by a service provider will trigger settlement.
  • PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
  • the evaluation is based on information about the services of the carriers previously stored at server node 56.
  • the server may upgrade or downgrade assigned parameters based on various considerations, e.g., the historical reliability of a particular carrier. Thus, for example, if the server generally assigns satellite connections a "B" reliability rating, it might assign a particular satellite connection an "A" rating if that connection historically exhibits a higher level of reliability.
  • such heuristic techniques may identify the most cost-efficient routes for each of several quality or security levels .
  • the system might calculate the costs of five (or more, depending on anticipated traffic volumes) cost-efficient routes connecting each pair of nodes for each defined level of quality and service. These five routes would be ranked according to price, and stored in rate-table database 400 at server node 56. Also, as transactions are made and routes fill up, the system may determine additional routes given the new state of the network.
  • a routing path may be constructed of several calling legs each of which employs a different technology.
  • a routing path might comprise a first leg transmitted over the public switched telephone network (PSTN) , a second leg transmitted over the internet, and third leg transmitted over ATM.
  • PSTN public switched telephone network
  • calling legs of different technologies may be transparently linked to provide end to end connectivity between a calling party and a called party, even though some of the intermediate legs of the routing path comprise technologies with which neither the calling party nor the called party is compatible.
  • a U.S. carrier wishes to purchase 10 million minutes of "A" -level quality and "B" -level reliability connect time to Germany for the month of September at a price not greater than 23 cents per minute.
  • the U.S. carrier places a purchase request with server node 56 requesting purchase of 10 million minutes of connect time to Germany on the above terms .
  • carriers will enter purchase requests via a template 350 which may be accessed at a world-wide-web site maintained by server node 56.
  • carriers who own and maintain international gateway switches, such as switches 22, 26, and 28, may transmit purchase requests to server node 56 via telecommunications nodes 44-48.
  • step 802 the caller dials the telephone number of called telephone 4 from calling telephone 2.
  • the dialed number will typically comprise a prefix (such as Oil) signifying that the call is an international telephone call.
  • the dialed number will further comprise a country code (e.g., 49 for Germany) and area code (89 for Kunststoff) representative of the overseas location to which the call is being placed.
  • Local telephone network 6 is programmed to recognize overseas calls and to route such calls to the caller's long distance carrier.
  • step 804 local telephone network 6 transmits appropriate SS7 signalling information regarding the call to originating toll switch 14 via line 16. Supervision is thus passed to originating toll switch 14.
  • step 806 local telephone network 6 creates a path through the local network's transmission lines to establish a connection between calling telephone 2 and originating toll switch 14.
  • the nodes may also provide routing decisions based on sophisticated business considerations submitted by a requester carrier to its local node. Assume, for example, that a carrier only wishes to buy connect time via the global network if the cost is below 20% below its own cost unless it needs the connect time for overflow traffic. This business consideration can be transmitted to its local node which will evaluate routes proposed by server node 56 in accordance with the transmitted business considerations. Server node 56, however, will generally not have access to these proprietary business considerations, unless the system is a closed network where node 56 is employed to optimize capacity, rather than price, as described, for example, below.
  • the present invention also permits a carrier who owns or is associated with a node 44-49 to dynamically control its capacity in accordance with a set of business rules .
  • a node receives a volume of calls that exceeds or is close to the limit of its previously purchased connection capacity to a given destination, the node can contact the server with a request to purchase additional minutes of connect time to accommodate this unforeseen demand. Additional capacity may either be requested automatically when a call volume reaches a specified threshold or by a system operator who monitors communication traffic conditions.
  • a node may include a capability to adjust its resources based on the actual and anticipated communication traffic conditions. It is known to keep track of call traffic volume to a given destination and to store measurements of the call volume periodically in a resource utilization database. Such data representing network utilization coupled with other variables, such as time of the day and day of the week, may provide a basis for a reasonable prediction of the capacity utilization during the next time interval, for example the next hour.
  • FIG. 16 A preferred embodiment of a portion of customer database 1340 is shown in Fig. 16. As shown in Fig. 16, customer
  • server node 56 will frequently be programmed to rank routing paths according to a parameter other than simple price. For example, the network may rank and allocate routes in a manner designed to maximize utilization of the network facilities.

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BR9812037-9A BR9812037A (pt) 1997-08-29 1998-08-28 Processos para prover liberação global de transações de conexão de telefone sistema de liberação global de transação telefônica, para rotear uma chamada a partir de um equipamento de usuário de telefone chamador para um equipamento de usuário de telefone chamado, e para visualizar o preço de mercado das transações de tempo de conexão de comunicação para compradores e vendedores prospectivos, e, sistema para visualizar o preço de mercado de transações de tempo de conexão de telefone
HK01108758.4A HK1038123B (en) 1997-08-29 1998-08-28 Method for global communications network management and display of market-price information
JP2000508192A JP2001514468A (ja) 1997-08-29 1998-08-28 世界的通信ネットワークを管理し市場価格情報を表示する方法及びシステム
AU90387/98A AU747747B2 (en) 1997-08-29 1998-08-28 Method and system for global communications network management and display of market-price information
CA002302219A CA2302219C (en) 1997-08-29 1998-08-28 Method and system for global communications network management and display of market-price information
MXPA00001969A MXPA00001969A (es) 1997-08-29 1998-08-28 Metodo y sistema para la administracion de red de comunicacion global y visualizacion de informacion de precio de mercado.
EP98942297A EP1000503A4 (en) 1997-08-29 1998-08-28 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A GLOBAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND DISPLAYING MARKET PRICE INFORMATION

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