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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark D. Scott, Ashburn, VA (US);
Anita T. Cheng, Ashburn, VA (US);
Assignee:
Array Telecom Corporation, Herndon, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/226 ; H04J 1/16 ; G08C 1/300 ; G06F 1/100 ; G01R 3/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/226 ; H04J 1/16 ; G08C 1/300 ; G06F 1/100 ; G01R 3/108 ;
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for route checking and management is described herein. In a voice over internet protocol environment, the invention allows for the testing of routes among various gateways. In one embodiment, gateways include routing managers for checking and storing route information. The method of the invention includes checking candidate routes for the level of quality, location and cost levels. Further, users can prioritize routes based on these criteria.