COMMUNICATION NETWORK SERVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND DEVICE

摘要

A device and method for managing services in a communication network that are accessible in different component parts of the communication network, where the services may be requested from one part of the network that does not normally employ a requested service. A service request message is routed to an information processor, that identifies the requested service and consults with an information database that contains an association between network components and services provided by the network components. When network components are identified that provide the requested service, the information processor, initiates a communication session between the party initiating the service request message and the component that can provide the service.