Patent ID: 9118688
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a network assisting switch function, comprising: receiving, via a processor of a network control point, a query for feature processing for a call, wherein the query is from a switch deployed in a switched network, wherein the switched network comprises a network that creates a continuous pathway between a source associated with the call and a destination associated with the call; determining, via the processor, the feature processing for the call requires a switching service; determining, via the processor, the switch is unable to provide the switching service, when the switching service is determined to be required; initiating, via the processor, a temporary connection to the network assisting switch function in a packet network, when the switch is unable to provide the switching service; suspending, via the processor, a processing of the call; receiving, via the processor, a query for service assist data from the network assisting switch function, in response to the switch sending a request to the network assisting switch function to perform the switching service that is not provided by the switch; and providing, via the processor, the service assist data to the network assisting switch function.