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In voice telecommunications, least-cost routing (LCR) is the process of selecting the path of outbound communications traffic based on cost. Within a telecoms carrier, an LCR team might periodically (monthly, weekly or even daily) choose between routes from several or even hundreds of carriers for destinations across the world. This function might also be automated by a device or software program known as a "Least Cost Router."
A method and system for determining the best data path in a communication network is presented. A Least Cost Routing path between end users in a multi-network environment, including both public and private networks, is determined based upon a longest prefix match. At network activation time, the numbers or prefixes of numbers of end users attached to the public network (304, 305) are stored in entry node data bases A and C of the private network (303). Assuming an end user terminal U1 calls a target end user U3, an entry node B first checks for a longest prefix match between the called number and numbers already stored into its memory. If this is the first time U3 is called via node B, no match will occur and node B will then broadcast a Query to all nodes in the private network (i.e. Nodes A and C). Only those nodes providing possible access to U3 answer this Query. Node B then determines the longest prefix match with the called number amongst the various query answers, and sets the data path via that node having the longest prefix match.
A method and system for directing data packets from an origin node to a destination node in a multipath communication network having a plurality of nodes, where each node is connected to at least one other node by links. The apparatus includes a processor for obtaining cost information relating to each link in the network and for determining the least-cost route between the origin node and the destination node based on the cost information relating to each link. The processor establishes a cost margin representing a range of costs above the cost of the least costroute and identifies one or more alternate routes. A data storage device stores the cost information, and a network interface selectively routes the data packets through one or more of the least costroute and the one or more alternate routes falling within the established cost margin thus balancing the network load and providing alternate data paths in case the least-cost path is unavailable.
A pro-active messagedelivery system which routes digitally-encoded messages via public-switched telephone networks and wide area networks to most cost-effectively deliver the messages, subject to security, privacy, and availability considerations. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, digitally encoded messages entered into a wide area network, either directly or via a public-switched telephone network, are sent to their destination using the most cost-effective route, by calculating the cost of sending the message via the available routes, and selecting the lowest cost route. Generally, the lowest cost route might use the node on the wide area network closest to the recipient of the message, or might use or node located in an area which charges off-peak rates at the time of transmission.
A method for determining a least cost routing method for a predetermined telephone call. The method includes providing a predetermined telephone number from a handset from a geographic location and identifying more than one service provider from a plurality of service providers in a database having an access number associated geographic location to provide a first set of service providers. The method also includes identifying a destination location associated with the predetermined telephone number and determining more than one of the identified service providers have termination capability for the destination location associated with the predetermined telephone number to form a second set of service providers. The method includes determining at least one of the service providers in the second set of service providers having a selected cost information and a selected quality information associated with the predetermined telephone number from the geographic location. The method includes selecting the service provider and initiating a call based upon the predetermined telephone number using the selected service provider.
Systems and methods are disclosed for routing a transaction based on an assessment of costs associated with multiple paymentprocessing networks. A transaction broker server determines how to route a received authorization request message for a transaction based on a first cost associated with processing the transaction via a first paymentprocessing network and a second cost associated with processing the transaction via a second payment processing network. If the first cost is less than or equal to the second cost, the authorization request message is routed to the first payment processing network. If the first cost exceeds the second cost, at least one rule is applied to determine whether the first cost is to be reduced. If the at least one rule is satisfied, the first cost is reduced and the authorization request message is routed to the first payment processing network.
A system and method are described for providing least-cost call routing for mobile wireless devices having access to voice-over-IP (VoIP) infrastructure, such as may be operated by an enterprise having global presence. Using a local wireless connection, such as a wirelesslocal area network (WLAN), a software agent on the mobile wireless device registers with a common, enterprise-wide registrar, which, in turn, informs a VoIP gateway in the device's home region of the device's new location. The home region VoIP gateway will then re-route incoming calls for the device to a VoIP gateway serving the region in which the device is currently located. The local VoIP gateway will then route the call to the device via the WLAN. Seamless routing occurs even when the wireless device obtains a local phone number in a foreign network. Outgoing calls from the device can be routed via the VoIP infrastructure or the foreign network based on availability of service and / or cost.
A method and system for communications routing provides an improved range of service quality and cost options. The method includes receiving at a host computer system an indication that a user has placed a telephone call. Next the host computer system receives from a routing database operatively connected to the host computer system both QoS criteria and cost criteria. The QoS criteria and cost criteria are then matched with empirical QoS data and least-cost routing data, respectively. A call route is then determined based on the matched QoS criteria and cost criteria with empirical QoS data and least-cost routing data, respectively. The routing database is then updated based on whether the determined call route provided an acceptable QoS.
A method and system for scheduling and conducting videoconferences that ensure that the necessary bandwidth for the videoconference will be available and that select the least cost equipment to carry the videoconference. An embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of determining for a schedule request by a user if the necessary bandwidth to conduct a videoconference will be available. Also, the embodiment measures the performance of equipment and systems used to conduct the videoconference and determines if the equipment and systems are performing at a level necessary to conduct the videoconference. Alternative embodiments may include selecting multipoint endpoints to support the videoconference, scheduling videoconferences over two independent networks, emulating routers to ensure that the least costroute for the videoconference is selected, and responding to a scheduling request by informing the user to reschedule the videoconference when the network cannot support the videoconference.
A cost of a path may not be the only factor in searching for a path solution in a network. For example, some applications are delay sensitive and require finding a path that does not exceed a latency constraint for the entire path. Accordingly, a method and corresponding apparatus for searching for a path solution in a network is provided that identifies combinations of partial paths that satisfy an end-to-end path constraint, compares attributes of the combinations of partial paths, prunes the combinations of partial paths based on results of the comparing to identify candidate combinations of partial paths, and selects a candidate combination of partial paths as the path solution. By pruning combinations of partial paths, considerable is saved compared to exhaustive comparing of every possible combination of partial paths and scalability is achieved.
A telecommunications network including sub-telecommunications networks for transferring information including packet data which comprises one or more mobile stations, a first sub-telecommunications network, and a second sub-telecommunications network interconnected with the first sub-telecommunications network. The network further includes a number of gateway GPRS support nodes, and one or more gateway GPRS support nodes corresponding to each of the first sub-telecommunications network and the second sub-telecommunications network. Each of the gateway GPRS support nodes is operable to provide interworking between the first and the second sub-telecommunications networks and external packet data networks. The network also includes a system controlled in accordance with a procedure for transferring packet data within a multi-country telecommunications network. The procedure includes detecting data packets corresponding to a particular mobile station routed through the first sub-telecommunications network, and detecting data packets corresponding to the particular mobile station transferred between the first sub-telecommunications network and the second sub-telecommunications network. The system and process further include determining whether to transfer routing control from the first sub-telecommunications network to the second sub-telecommunications network based on the reported routed data packets and the reported transferred data packets, when the reported transferred data packets exceed a predetermined threshold of the reported routed data packets.
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and computer program product for least cost routing in paymentprocessing. In an embodiment of the invention, a paymentprocessing method can include receiving a transaction profile for a proposed transaction as payment for a purchase by a purchaser from a merchant at a card processing terminal configured to identify a card number for a card. The method further can include computing a cost of processing the proposed transaction for each of multiple different payment processors based upon the received transaction profile. The method yet further can include selecting one of the different payment processors corresponding to a lowest cost of processing computed for the received transaction profile. Finally, the method can include routing the proposed transaction to the selected one of the different payment processors.
Methods, systems, and computer program products for reducing the likelihood of signaling link congestion on a failing or recovering signaling linkset are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for reducing or eliminating congestion on a recovered link in a previously failed linkset due to the routing of post-global title (GT) translated signaling message traffic is disclosed. When the first link in a previously failed linkset becomes available, routes associated with the recovering linkset are marked as restricted. GT translated messages are directed to the lowest cost route that is marked as allowed. If no routes are marked as allowed, messages are directed to the lowest cost route that is marked as restricted. When a predetermined number or percentage of the links in a linkset become available, routes associated with the recovering linkset are marked as allowed.
Methods and system for processingcredit card payments, comprising receiving a credit card transaction, fabricating line item data to obtain favorable interchange rates for transactions, aggregating or disaggregating payments to obtain favorable interchange rates for transactions, and automatically deciding among various interchange rate options for transactions based on criteria chosen by the payer using these methods or system.
The invention is an algorithm that allows a service provider to differentiate dialer traffic from conversational traffic and to divert the dialer traffic and / or to block or release it, enabling the routing of dialer calls only to those carriers that offer favorable rate conditions for dialer traffic and conversational calls to another larger superset of least cost routing carriers. Additionally, the invention allows the service provider to block the dialer type traffic, in which case the algorithm returns a “release-back” code.
Methods, systems and apparatus for populating a least cost routing database. In one aspect, a method includes receiving from a carrier a bid for routing a telephone call to a destination; automatically loading the received bid into a least cost routing database to generate an updated least cost routing database; and making the updated least cost routing database accessible for use in determining one or more least cost routes. Further, the received bid can be analyzed to generate a projected business result and the projected business result can be presented to the carrier before loading the received bid into the least cost routing database. Additionally, input can be received from the carrier specifying an historical period and the projected business result can be generated based on data associated with the specified historical period.