Patent ID: 8656449

Claim:
One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for initiating application of policy attributes to events, the method comprising: receiving a first request, from a user device, for at least one host address associated with a destination host, the first request being received by a component that associates destination hosts with host addresses comprising internet protocol (IP) addresses; in response to receiving the first request, (1) identifying a destination address associated with the destination host, (2) providing the destination address to the user device, and (3) initiating an application of a first policy attribute to a first event via the component providing an indication to apply the first policy attribute associated with the first event; receiving, at the component, a second request from the user device for the at least one host address associated with the destination host, wherein the second request is communicated from the user device based on the destination address being removed from the cache of the user device; and in response to receiving the second request, initiating an application of a second policy attribute to a second event via the component providing an indication to apply the second policy attribute associated with the second event; wherein the first policy attribute comprises a priority, a reliability, a speed, a traffic amount, a throughput, a bandwidth, a transit delay, a jitter, a loss ratio, an error rate, a latency control, or a combination thereof; wherein a telephone number mapping server receives the request for the at least one destination host address and provides the indication to apply the first policy attribute to the event.