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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2011
Brian Edmund Somes, Garland, TX (US);
Brian Edmund Somes, Garland, TX (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A network node receives a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) or H.323 signaling packet associated with data traffic, and determines if the data traffic originated from a source node or source network as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) traffic. The network node tags a header of the SIP or H.323 signaling packet with a tag that identifies the data traffic as a VoIP originated call based on the determination, and sends the tagged SIP or H.323 signaling packet towards a destination. The network node further sends data identifying the data traffic as a VoIP originated call to an administrative system for at least one of call billing, rating, settlement or taxation purposes.