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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2004
Applicant:
David Allan Collins, Garland, TX (US);
Inventor:
David Allan Collins, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An Internet Protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem for use in a telecommunication network. The IP multimedia subsystem comprises: 1) an IP switch for receiving Common Open Policy Service (COPS) protocol messages from an external IP network; and 2) a plurality of call application nodes capable of executing a plurality of Policy Decision Function (PDF) application groups. The IP switch distributes the COPS messages to the plurality of call application nodes according to a load-sharing algorithm.