Patent ID: 6526138
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A method for routing telephone calls in an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) to provide capacity relief to an existing telecommunications network element, the method comprising:receiving at a first switch 102, a telephone call from a calling party; transmitting a first query message from said first switch 102 to a service control point 108, said first query message being received by said service control point 108 without having been routed through a second switch 100; receiving at said first switch 102, a first response message from the service control point 108; routing the telephone call to a called party via the second switch 100 after requesting additional information from the calling party and receiving a response thereto, if the telephone call is determined to be of a first kind based on the first response message; and routing the telephone call to a called party via the first switch 102 and without accessing said second switch 100, if the telephone call is determined to be of a second kind based on the first response message.