Network Failover via Location Routing Number Alteration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Market entry for telecommunications companies without Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) facilities is hindered due to restricted access to legacy networks and regulations, making it difficult for non-traditional carriers to manage phone numbers and route calls efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing IP policies and databases to balance network loads and switch networks in case of failure, determining the properties of available networks and altering location routing numbers to optimize call routing without the need for leasing PSTN facilities, thereby increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing call reliability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If non-traditional carriers lease facilities from public telephone operators to access legacy networks, then network access and call routing capability are improved, but operational costs and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a gateway as an intermediary component that enables non-traditional carriers to access legacy networks without directly leasing facilities from public telephone operators. The gateway acts as a mediator between the IP-based network and the legacy PSTN infrastructure, translating and routing calls through alternative pathways that bypass the need for direct facility leasing while maintaining reliable network access.
2Reliability
If non-traditional carriers lease facilities from public telephone operators, then call routing capability is improved, but operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a virtualization approach where call routing functionality is copied and virtualized through software-based gateways rather than requiring physical facility leasing. Multiple virtual routing paths can be created and managed through database-driven logic, allowing non-traditional carriers to achieve call routing capability through software intelligence rather than expensive physical infrastructure leasing.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If direct access to telephone numbers and telecom databases is restricted by regulations, then network security and control are improved, but market entry difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a gateway as an intermediary that mediates access to telecom databases and telephone number information. Rather than requiring direct regulatory-approved access, the gateway acts as a controlled interface that interacts with legacy networks and databases through established protocols, allowing non-traditional carriers to obtain necessary routing information while maintaining compliance with regulatory controls through the gateway's managed access mechanisms.
4Adaptability or versatility
If companies invest in or lease PSTN facilities for direct control over phone numbers, then control over communication activities is improved, but device complexity and investment requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical/physical PSTN facility infrastructure with an IP-based virtualized system. Instead of requiring physical switching equipment and legacy telephony hardware, the solution uses software-based gateways, databases, and IP networking to achieve equivalent control over communication activities. This substitution of mechanical systems with information-based systems reduces device complexity while maintaining adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
A system comprising a communication activity detecting device, a network selector, and a network control memory structure that operate to detect anomalous communication activity and, in response, send a routing control to a location routing number control memory structure to alter a location routing number, which results in communication activity switching from a first network to a second network. A method including receiving a network switch control to switch communication activity from a first network to a second network, selecting the second network from one or more networks to route the communication activity, and sending a routing control to a location routing number control memory structure. The routing control may include instructions to alter a first location routing number to a second location routing number associated with the second network.