Telephonic communications – Special services – Locating using diverse technology
Reexamination Certificate
1997-12-31
2001-11-06
Matar, Ahmad (Department: 2642)
Telephonic communications
Special services
Locating using diverse technology
C379S207030, C379S210010, C379S211010, C379S219000, C379S220010, C379S221050
Reexamination Certificate
active
06314172
ABSTRACT:
NOTICE
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TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to the field of telecommunications, and more particularly to a method and system for providing service information in an advanced intelligent network (AIN).
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
With the advent of the advanced intelligent network (AIN), it has become possible to rapidly design and introduce many new enhanced telecommunications services that provide subscribers with added flexibility and convenience in the use of telephone equipment. Examples of such services are free phone (FPH) services such as time dependent routing, calling card (CCD) services, virtual private network (VPN) services and personal 1-800 services.
In the advanced intelligent network, new services are typically designed in a service creation environment. After a service has been created, it needs to be bundled together, engineered, deployed and initially provisioned before it is capable of carrying live traffic on the network. In operation, the service is further provisioned to add, delete or update subscriber names and information.
Conventional methods for deploying and provisioning a service in an advanced intelligent network suffer several disadvantages. For example, disparate systems generally need to be used to deploy and then provision the service. In addition, the deploying and provisioning systems are node dependent and thus vary on different network elements.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention, a method and system for providing service information is provided that substantially reduces or eliminates disadvantages and problems associated with prior systems and methods. In particular, the method and system provides deployment, provisioning and other service information in a standard format that enables an integrated interface to communicate all service information in an advanced intelligent network (AIN).
In one embodiment, service information is communicated in a transaction including one or more items each having a same format for querying, provisioning and administering a service over a telecommunications network. The item includes a first, a second, a third and a fourth information block. The first information block identifies a destination system for the item. The second information block identifies an operation to be performed in the destination system. The third information block identifies a service on which the operation is to be performed. The fourth information block identifies data for performing the operation.
Technical advantages of the present invention include providing an improved method and system for providing service information in a telecommunications network. In particular, service information for querying, provisioning and administering a service is communicated by transactions constructed of one or more items having the same format. The items each include discrete information blocks that identify a destination system for the item, an operation to be performed in the destination system, a service on which the operation is to be performed and data for performing the operation. As a result, a common interface may be used to query, provision and administer network services.
Other technical advantages will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art from the following figures, description, and claims.
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Alcatel USA Sourcing L.P.
Bui Bing
Matar Ahmad
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