At&t Intellectual Property I, LP

At+t Corp.

Karen McGregor-Barnes

Marian Rogers Croak

Radhika R Roy

Siroos K Afshar

Larry A Russell

Samuel Glazer

Barbara Joanne Kittredge

Andrew Jurczak

Magda K Nassar

Steve Fisher

Enrique G Cuevas

Alireza Farid Faryar

Christine Holmgren

Susan K Canavan

John T Mulligan

Anand Kumar Singh

Eberhard F Wunderlich

Mitchell K Bilder

Burwell Goode

Susan Roberta Bailey

Ardell Burgess

Raymond G Gardner, Jr

Cathleen Rucki Wild

Bisrat Bulcha

Joubine Dustzadeh

A method and apparatus for enabling a call originated in the VoIP network to be routed from the egress of the VoIP network to the terminating PSTN network using an egress route, such as an appropriate egress access trunk, that is in the same Local Calling Area (LCA) of the called party number are disclosed. This allows the call to be completed to the called party without paying access charge. For example, the method assigns a Billing Telephone Number (BTN) or a Charge Number (CgN) to an egress route between a communication network and a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) network. The method then routes a call originating from the communication network and terminating to the PSTN network using the egress route without incurring an access charge.

Method and apparatus for providing enhanced services local routing

Method and apparatus for providing integrated network and operations control for a converged communications network providing all service types on a common architecture.

Apparatus and method for controlling services and operations in converged communications networks

An access architecture for real-time communications is described. The architecture includes an inter-architecture network utilizing a single protocol, a plurality of border elements in communication with the inter-architecture network and with an external network, and one or more call control elements in communication with said inter-architecture network. The external network utilizes any of a variety of known networking technologies and protocols. The inter-architecture network utilizes a single protocol such as SIP. The present architecture provides a single common infrastructure for offering real-time communications services independent of call control protocols and networking technologies.

Access independent common architecture for real-time communications services for networking environments

A method and apparatus for providing email notification for called and/or calling parties of a call placement are disclosed. The method enables a packet network service provider, e.g., a VoIP or SoIP service provider, to register customers for email notification service, to obtain the disposition of calls from Call Detail Records (CDRs), call control elements or application servers that have access to call signaling information in real time, to identify calls that resulted in ringing without an answer or busy disposition, and to determine whether or not the called and/or calling party subscribed to the email notification service. If the calling and/or called party subscribe to the notification service, the service provider sends an email notification to the calling and/or called party containing the caller and called party information, the time of the call, the disposition of the call and the like.

Method and apparatus for notifying called and/or calling parties of a call placement

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Manalapan, NJ, United States of America

Karen McGregor-Barnes