摘要 |
<p>A method and system is provided wherein routing information is obtained from previously cached information or from a gatekeeper (30). An originating gateway (20) in a network receives a request for a connection and determines whether pertinent routing information is cached. If available, the cached routing is used to attempt to establish a connection. If no previously established routing is available, the originating gateway (20) requests preferred outing from a gatekeeper (30), including prioritized selections of terminating gateways (22, 24 and 26) through which to make a connection to a designated call recipient (12).</p> |