System and method for providing requested quality of service in a hybrid network
View Patent ↗Telephone calls, data and other multimedia information is routed through a hybrid network which includes transfer of information across the internet. A media order entry captures complete user profile information for a user. This profile information is utilized by the system throughout the media experience for routing, billing, monitoring, reporting and other media control functions. Users can manage more aspects of a network than previously possible, and control network activities from a central site. The hybrid network also contains logic for responding to requests for quality of service and reserving the resources to provide the requested services.
1. A method for media communication over a hybrid network which includes a switched network and a packet switched network, comprising:
receiving a request for a media communication by a resource management processor connected to the hybrid network;
determining an amount of resources in the hybrid network necessary to obtain a requested quality of service;
allocating necessary resources to provide the requested quality of service on the hybrid network; and
releasing the necessary resources upon termination of the media communication.
2. The method for media communication in claim 1 , further comprising:
creating a bill detail record including an entry indicative of the requested quality of service on the hybrid network; and
transmitting the bill detail record to a call server connected to the hybrid network.
3. The method for media communication in claim 2 , further comprising:
transmitting a message to the call server with an entry indicative of time of termination of the media communication.
4. The method for media communication in claim 3 , further comprising:
creating an additional entry in the bill detail record indicative of a type of service provided by the hybrid network.
5. The method for media communication in claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the requested quality of service by parsing a field from the request for a media communication.
6. The method for media communication in claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the requested quality of service from profile information associated with a caller of the media communication.
7. A method for media communication over a hybrid network which includes a circuit switched network and a packet switched network, comprising:
receiving a request for a media communication;
determining an amount of resources in the hybrid network necessary to obtain a requested quality of service; and
allocating necessary resources to provide the requested quality of service on the hybrid network.
8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:
releasing the necessary resources upon termination of the media communication.
9. The method of claim 7 further comprising:
creating a bill detail record including an entry indicative of the requested quality of service on the hybrid network, and
transmitting the bill detail record to a call server associated with the hybrid network.
10. A system for media communication over a hybrid network which includes a circuit switched network and a packet switched network, comprising:
a network device configured to:
receive a request for a media communication,
determine an amount of resources in the hybrid network necessary to obtain a requested quality of service, and
allocate the amount of resources to provide the requested quality of service on the hybrid network.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the network device is further configured to:
release the amount of resources upon termination of the media communication.