| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus for providing a network assisting switch function are disclosed. For example, the method receives a query for feature processing for a call from a switch deployed in a switched network, and determines if the feature processing for the call requires one or more switching services. The method determines if the switch is able to provide the one or more switching services, if the one or more switching services are determined to be required, and initiates a temporary connection to a network assisting switch function in a packet network, if the switch is unable to provide the one or more switching services. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method for providing a network assisting switch function, the method comprising:
receiving, via a processor of a network control point, a query for feature processing for a call, wherein the query is from a switch deployed in a switched network, wherein the switched network comprises a network that creates a continuous pathway between a source associated with the call and a destination associated with the call; determining, via the processor, the feature processing for the call requires a switching service; determining, via the processor, the switch is unable to provide the switching service, when the switching service is determined to be required; initiating, via the processor, a temporary connection to the network assisting switch function in a packet network, when the switch is unable to provide the switching service; receiving, via the processor, a query for service assist data from the network assisting switch function, in response to the switch sending a request to the network assisting switch function to perform the switching service that is not provided by the switch; and providing, via the processor, the service assist data to the network assisting switch function. |
