CA2244114A1 - Bidding for telecommunications traffic - Google Patents

Bidding for telecommunications traffic

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Publication number
CA2244114A1
CA2244114A1 CA2244114A CA2244114A CA2244114A1 CA 2244114 A1 CA2244114 A1 CA 2244114A1 CA 2244114 A CA2244114 A CA 2244114A CA 2244114 A CA2244114 A CA 2244114A CA 2244114 A1 CA2244114 A1 CA 2244114A1
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moderator
bid
telecommunication
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CA2244114C (en
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Jack J. Johnson
William F. Coyle
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Summit Telecom Systems Inc
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Summit Telecom Systems, Inc.
Jack J. Johnson
William F. Coyle
Geophonic Networks, Inc.
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/80—Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
    • H04M15/8044—Least cost routing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/49—Connection to several service providers
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    • H04M15/90—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP using Intelligent Networks [IN] or Advanced Intelligent Networks [AIN]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q3/00—Selecting arrangements
    • H04Q3/0016—Arrangements providing connection between exchanges
    • H04Q3/0029—Provisions for intelligent networking
    • H04Q3/0045—Provisions for intelligent networking involving hybrid, i.e. a mixture of public and private, or multi-vendor systems
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    • H04Q3/66—Traffic distributors
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    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/01—Details of billing arrangements
    • H04M2215/016—Billing using Intelligent Networks [IN] or Advanced Intelligent Networks [AIN]
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    • H04M2215/42—Least cost routing, i.e. provision for selecting the lowest cost tariff
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    • H04M2215/74—Rating aspects, e.g. rating parameters or tariff determination apects
    • H04M2215/745—Least cost routing, e.g. Automatic or manual, call by call or by preselection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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    • H04Q2213/13106—Microprocessor, CPU
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    • H04Q2213/13138—Least cost routing, LCR
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    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q2213/00—Indexing scheme relating to selecting arrangements in general and for multiplex systems
    • H04Q2213/13141—Hunting for free outlet, circuit or channel
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    • H04Q2213/13332—Broadband, CATV, dynamic bandwidth allocation
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    • H04Q2213/13533—Indexing scheme relating to selecting arrangements in general and for multiplex systems multivendor and hybrid, e.g. public/private, networks, inc. international
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    • H04Q2213/00—Indexing scheme relating to selecting arrangements in general and for multiplex systems
    • H04Q2213/13541—Indexing scheme relating to selecting arrangements in general and for multiplex systems routing
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    • H04Q2213/13566—Indexing scheme relating to selecting arrangements in general and for multiplex systems mediation

Abstract

Telecommunication switches (e.g., PBX's or local exchange carrier's switches) route calls in accordance with economic icentives (e.g., least cost routing) resulting from a bidding process between participating interexchange telecommunication carriers (Carriers) by operation of a central processor, a computer referred to as a bidding moderator (Moderator). Each of the Carriers informs (28) the Moderator of the rate it is willing to charge (or other economic incentive it is willing to offer) for service between two specific points in the telecommunication network at some particular time. The Moderator collects this bid information (20) from all the Carriers, sorts it among originating points (22) and transmits (23) it to an adjunct processor at each subscribing switch location and to all participating Carriers' network management centers (21). From the list of all Carriers providing bid information to the Moderator, each Subscriber can select those Carriers to which it wants traffic routed and can change that selection at any time. After each new bid is submitted (28) by a Carrier and is processed by the Moderator (22), it is distributed to both the relevant Subscribers (23) and all other Carriers (21). All Carriers have the opportunity to submit (27, 28) at any time a lower or higher bid for any point-to-point routes on which they wish, respectively, to stimulate or discourage additional traffic. The Moderator could offer a different class of service to end users who are calling parties by broadcasting each carrier's bid to an interface unit at each user location.
CA002244114A 1995-11-06 1996-10-31 Bidding for telecommunications traffic Expired - Fee Related CA2244114C (en)

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US08/553,889 US5606602A (en) 1995-11-06 1995-11-06 Bidding for telecommunications traffic
US08/553,889 1995-11-06
PCT/US1996/017087 WO1997017815A1 (en) 1995-11-06 1996-10-31 Bidding for telecommunications traffic

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CA2244114A1 true CA2244114A1 (en) 1997-05-15
CA2244114C CA2244114C (en) 2001-01-09

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EP (1) EP0860090A1 (en)
JP (1) JP2000500308A (en)
AU (1) AU720330B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9612572A (en)
CA (1) CA2244114C (en)
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