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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1998
Fuchun Joseph Lin, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abhrajit Ghosh, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Hong Liu, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Telcordia Technologies, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems disclosed efficiently detect potential interactions between features in a telecommunications network. The methods and systems specify AIN (Advanced Intelligent Network) and switch-based features and detect their interactions when present within a feature package provided to a single subscriber. The methodology supports the assumption that each feature is created without the knowledge of other features, and that each feature is specified as a “black box,” i.e., nothing is known about its internal logic except its input/output behaviors. The invention models a call environment, models two or more features, and combines the call variable usage for each feature. Methods then compare the combined call variable usages to detect potential feature interactions. The invention assists a service mediator in the tasks of detecting potential interactions among AIN features provided by different third party service providers, and detecting potential interactions between a third party service provider's AIN features and switch-based features.