Patent ID: 6260071
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A call control system for routing multi-link connections, the system comprising:a communications network including first and second switches, the first switch being configured to support a multi-link connection with an originating client, where the first switch requests a connection by sending a communication link set-up message to the communications network in response to a request from the originating client for each link of the multi-link connection, where the communication link set-up message identifies the originating client and a terminating client;a server coupled to the second switch of the communications network and configured to support a multi-link connection with the terminating client, the server having multiple communication devices, each communication device being coupled to the second switch through a corresponding transmission facility; anda routing processor coupled to the communications network and configured to store a data entry identifying the originating client as a potential source of a multi-link connection, the data entry being available once the originating client has established a first link with the terminating client through a selected communication device, the routing processor, responsive to each subsequent communication link set-up request from the originating client, searches for the data entry for the originating client and, if the data entry is found, directs routing of all subsequent communication links from the originating client to the terminating client using the selected communication device.