CONNECTION SELECTION IN HYBRID NETWORKS

摘要

A methodology for automatic selection of a connection, on behalf of a device user, to a hybrid network for calls is provided in which a combination of a variety of inputs is utilized to populate a filtered list of available connections that is sorted by connection cost in which the least costly connection is at the top of the list. The methodology is executed periodically, or in response to event occurrence such as a call event, and the connection at the top of the filtered sorted list is utilized as the preferred connection for calls. Preferred status may be persisted until the next execution of the methodology when a potentially different connection is selected as preferred.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for selecting a preferred connection for calls carried at least in part over a hybrid communications network comprising loosely coupled network portions, the method comprising the steps of:
collecting a plurality of inputs associated with past or current calls; generating a filtered list of available connections to the hybrid network, the filtering being implemented by using one or more of the collected inputs to eliminate connections from the list that do not meet selection criteria; sorting the filtered connection list by connection cost so that a least expensive connection is at the connection list's top; and using the connection at the top of the connection list as the preferred connection to the hybrid communications network.