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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Matthew K. Davis, Broomfield, CO (US);
Dan Jordan, Littleton, CO (US);
Greg Gualtieri, Denver, CO (US);
Richard Terpstra, Superior, CO (US);
Janis Griffin, Longmont, CO (US);
Murli S. Nair, Broomfield, CO (US);
Susmita G. Saha, Longmont, CO (US);
Matthew K. Davis, Broomfield, CO (US);
Dan Jordan, Littleton, CO (US);
Greg Gualtieri, Denver, CO (US);
Richard Terpstra, Superior, CO (US);
Janis Griffin, Longmont, CO (US);
Murli S. Nair, Broomfield, CO (US);
Susmita G. Saha, Longmont, CO (US);
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of a method includes determining a customer service plan identifier from information associated with a received call, determining a route plan associated with the identified customer service plan, and routing the call on a trunk group identified in the determined route plan. The method may further include determining a jurisdiction of the call based on a dialed number identified in the call, determining a local routing number (LRN) associated with the call, and using a portion of the LRN to determine the trunk group. An embodiment of a system includes a switch operable to select a route for routing a call received on an ingress trunk associated with a customer that subscribes to a service plan, wherein the switch is further operable to select the route based on the service plan subscribed to by the customer associated with the ingress trunk.