Patent ID: 8358768
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a country code identifier in an international E.164 number mapping (ENUM) system, the method comprising: at an ENUM server comprising a communication interface and a memory: utilizing the communication interface to receive, from a media gateway controller, a message including an E.164 telephone number and information associated with a country of origin of the E.164 telephone number, wherein the information associated with the country of origin of the E.164 telephone number comprises an Internet protocol (IP) address associated with the media gateway controller, wherein the E.164 telephone number included in the message received from the media gateway controller lacks a country code identifier; utilizing information stored in the memory to determine the country code identifier for the E.164 telephone number based on the information associated with the country of origin of the E.164 telephone number, wherein the country code identifier is determined based on the IP address associated with the media gateway controller; appending the country code identifier to the E.164 telephone number of the received message to generate a full E.164 telephone number; and