METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN A NETWORK THROUGH DETECTION OF A SOURCE OF EXCESSIVE CALL VOLUME

摘要

A communication network that includes a signaling system seven (SS7) network is operated by associating call release messages, which are indicative of call failures in the communication network, with an originating point code (OPC) and/or a calling number. The rate at which calls originating from the originating point code and/or the calling number are admitted to the network may be adjusted based on the association between the call release messages and the originating point code and/or the calling number.