Patent ID: 6343073
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A method of connecting a call from a calling communication device to a called communication device via a call routing path comprising two or more telecommunications nodes, comprising:establishing a first connection between the calling communication device and a first telecommunications node; identifying an existing telephonic link with available bandwidth connecting the first telecommunication node and a second telecommunication node using a link database containing bandwidth utilization of the existing telephonic link and a call database containing data relating to cost and class of service requested by a user; allocating at least a portion of the available bandwidth to carry the call from the calling communication device to the called communication device based on a comparison of information from the link database with that of the call database; establishing a second connection between the second telecommunication node and the called communication device, and connecting the calling communication device to the called communication device via the first connection, the second connection, and the allocated bandwidth of the existing telephonic link.