Patent ID: 7330463
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method of effecting a call from a first end point having a first type of call parameter to a second end point having a second type of call parameter, wherein at least one of the first and second end points are located within an IP virtual private network (IP VPN) and at least one is a telephony end point, the method comprising: providing a call agent at a point in a Service Provider Network (SPN), effecting the call in the call agent via a route over the IP VPN, the SPN, or a combination of the IP VPN and the SPN and translating, in the call agent, the call parameters of the call in dependence on the route selected, the translating being dependent upon a country where each of the first end point and second end point are located, and wherein the translating comprises translating a dialing plan used by the first end point to a dialling plan used by the second end point.