Method to provide an operator selection service as well as a communications network and a call server therefore
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a method to provide an operator selection service for subscribers of a communications network (CN′), wherein the subscribers terminals (T 1 , T 2 , . . . , Tn) are connected to one local exchange (ILEX) of a first operator, wherein said local exchange (ILEX) detects, whether call handling of an incoming call request is to be performed within network devices of said first operator or to be passed to a second operator, wherein, if a call is to be passed to the second operator, the local exchange (ILEX) identifies the calling address and the called address and sends a call information (M 1 ) comprising said addresses to a call server (LS 1 , LS 2 ) of the second operator, the call server (LS 1 , LS 2 ) sends back a connection request (M 2 ) to establish a call connection between selected terminals (T 1 , T 2 , . . . , Tn) over a determined fixed connection (TC 1 , TC 2 ) connecting an outgoing trunk (X 1 , Y 1 ) and an incoming trunk (X 2 , Y 2 ) of said local exchange (ILEX) and the local exchange (ILEX) establishes the requested call connection over said determined connection (TC 1 , TC 2 ), and also to a communications network (CN′) and a call server (LS 1 , LS 2 ) therefore.
1. A communications network for a provision of an operator selection service for subscribers of a communications network, comprising:
a single local exchange being operatively connected to a plurality subscriber terminals, the local exchange being operated by a first service provider, the local exchange including a plurality of ports that are formed in pairs by a plurality of connection loops, the local exchange of the first service provider being configured to,
send an initial address message enabling call selection including an interconnection access identification defining a communication channel of an assigned one of the plurality of connection loops and an address of a calling subscriber and a called subscriber, wherein the called address is translated according to predefined rules into a physical address of a called terminal,
receive a connection request message, and establish a connection on the defined communication channel of the assigned connection loop based on the connection request message, the assigned connection loop being associated with a second, service provider,
no additional local exchanges being required to establish the connection on the defined communication channel.
2. A call server of a first service provider for a provision of an operator selection for subscribers of a communications network, with an interface to a signaling network of said communications network, wherein said call server of the first service provider is configured to receive on said interface an initial address message enabling call selection including an interconnection access identification defining a communication channel of an assigned connection loop of a single local exchange of a second service provider, and addresses of both a calling and a called subscriber, wherein the called address is translated according to predefined rules into a physical address of a called terminal, and to send a connection request message on said interface to establish a connection between terminals over the defined communication channel of the assigned connection loop based on said connection request message,
the assigned connection loop being associated with the first service provider,
no additional local exchanges being required to establish the connection between the terminals.