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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002

Filed:

Sep. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Heikki Tuunanen, Espoo, FI;

Keijo Palviainen, Helsinki, FI;

Assignee:

Nokia Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 ; H04M 7/00 ; G06F 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 ; H04M 7/00 ; G06F 7/00 ;
Abstract

It is advantageous to distribute tasks of network services logically into separate service programs and also physically into several control points. A problem in task distribution is the single point of control, whereby only one service program at a time can control the call. The invention concerns a method of service distribution to several service programs (SLP). A control relationship is formed between the switching point (SSP, MSC) and the service program (SLP) providing it with instructions. The method according to the invention is characterized in that the controllability of the relationship is divided into controllability classes, of which at least one is allocated to the service program (SLP) controlling the switching point (SSP, MSC) so that each controllability class is allocated to only one service program at a time, and the call is controlled by the service within the limitations of the control authorization of each controllability class.


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