Patent ID: 6519249
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
In an Internet Telephony system that includes a plurality of Gatekeepers, a method of distributing subscriber load on the plurality of Gatekeepers comprising:receiving a Gatekeeper record request from a subscriber that includes a domain name of the Internet Telephony system; determining an assigned Gatekeeper from the plurality of Gatekeepers; sending an address of the assigned Gatekeeper to the subscriber; the assigned Gatekeeper receiving a Registration Request from the subscriber; and the assigned Gatekeeper registering the subscriber, wherein: a domain name server receives the Gatekeeper record request from the subscriber; the domain name server initiates operation of a registration load management unit to identify the assigned Gatekeeper; and the domain name server returns the address of the assigned Gatekeeper to the subscriber.