Patent ID: 11924383
Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A system comprising:
a first apparatus and a second apparatus,
wherein the first apparatus comprises:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the first apparatus to:
receive a request to route a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) call, wherein the request comprises a communication invitation message;
determine, based on information within the communication invitation message, an indicator of a plurality of service providers;
select, based on the indicator and other information in the communication invitation message, a first service provider from the plurality of service providers;
select, based on the first service provider, a routing rule of a plurality of routing rules, wherein the plurality of routing rules comprises at least a second routing rule associated with a second service provider that shares a VOIP infrastructure with the first service provider; and
route, based on the routing rule, the VOIP call, and

wherein the second apparatus is configured to send the request to route the VOIP call.