Patent ID: 6393118
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of establishing a through path for a call which traverses a plurality of interconnected network elements within a telecommunications network, comprising:detecting by an originating network element a request message indicating that the call has been initiated; copying the request message; forwarding the request message to succeeding interconnected network elements in the through path; appending a set of transaction information including the following: a time stamp, an error code to the copied request message, so that the transaction information and the copied request message form an information packet; including in the information packet an indication that the originating network element desires instructions regarding processing and routing of the call; forwarding the information packet from the originating network element to a communications unit performing switching and signaling; storing the information packets in an information packet database; and utilizing a call control database in communication with the communications unit to determine among routing alternatives the preferred processing and routing of the call based on the contents of the information packet.