Patent ID: 8457144
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a communication session between a user of a communication network and a communication system, wherein the communication network comprises a packet switched network and a public switched telephone network (PSTN), and wherein the communication system operates on the packet switched network, said method comprising: receiving a session request packet associated with the user, from a mobile device, at a first node located in the packet switched network; responsive to receiving the session request packet, determining whether establishing a connection associated with the session request packet should be handled by the first node; responsive to determining that establishing the connection should not be handled by the first node, sending a redirect data packet to the mobile device effective to redirect establishing the connection to another node; responsive to determining that establishing the connection should be handled by the first node, initiating a session for the user utilizing the communication system at the first node, wherein during the session associated with the first node, the method further comprises: