Patent ID: 6324173
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
An Internet call routing system comprising:a master controller coupled to a signaling control network, the master controller operable to identify a call from a subscriber carried over a voice switched network as an Internet data call destined for an information service provider, the master controller operable to direct the Internet data call away from the voice switched network in response to an Internet data call volume usage associated with the subscriber;a call routing element operable to receive the Internet data call destined for the information service provider from the voice switched network as directed by the master controller; andat least one modem bank operable to convert the Internet data call destined for the information service provider from a first format to a second format as directed by the master controller, the modem bank operable to provide the converted Internet data call to a packet data network.