Peter John Shotwell

US Patent:

20120155628, Jun 21, 2012

Filed:

Dec 17, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/971524

Inventors:

Scott A. BOOTH - Flower Mound TX, US
Curtis E. ALLEN - Colorado Springs CO, US
Courtney CEPAK - Lewisville TX, US
Daniel Emile DU TOIT - Dallas TX, US
Melinda Brooke VANDEROEF - Monument CO, US
Peter SHOTWELL - Plano TX, US
Lulia BARAKAT - McKinney TX, US
Bob ARTMAN - Allen TX, US

Assignee:

VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04M 7/00

US Classification:

37922105

Abstract:

A device receives network information, least cost route (LCR) forecast information, network administrator inputs, and looping exceptions, and receives a call, from an originating location, to a terminating location. The device determines a LCR for the call based on the network information, the LCR forecast information, the network administrator inputs, and the looping exceptions. The device generates routing instructions for the determined LCR, and provides the routing instructions to one or more network elements associated with the determined LCR. The call is routed to the terminating location, via the one or more network elements associated with the determined LCR, and based on the routing instructions.