Method and apparatus for providing repeat calling

1. A method for reestablishing a call in a communication network, the method comprising:

capturing, by a processor, call session information between a calling endpoint and a called endpoint of a failed call due to an unavailability of a required network resource;

receiving, by the processor, a repeat calling service request from the calling endpoint; and

processing, by the processor, the repeat calling service request to reestablish the call between the calling endpoint and the called endpoint, wherein the processing comprises:

invoking a repeat calling server to process the repeat calling service request, wherein the invoking comprises:

retrieving the call session information of the failed call from a memory;

subscribing to a resource and admission control function network element to receive a notification of an availability of the required network resource;

subscribing to a presence server to receive a notification of a change in a presence status, wherein the presence status comprises a location and an availability of the calling endpoint and the called endpoint for completing the repeat calling service request; and

reestablishing the call.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication network comprises a packet network with quality of service support.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the repeat calling service request is activated by the calling endpoint by sending a predefined dial sequence to the communication network.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the call is reestablished when the required network resource becomes available and both of the calling endpoint and the called endpoint are available.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reestablishing comprises:

setting up the call between the calling endpoint and the called endpoint by the repeat calling server using a 3-party call control procedure.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the repeat calling server is invoked by a call session control function network element based on an initial filter criteria associated with a subscriber profile of the calling endpoint retrieved from a home subscriber server.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the call session information of the failed call is captured by the repeat calling server that is in a call signaling path of the failed call.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for reestablishing a call in a communication network, the operations comprising:

capturing call session information between a calling endpoint and a called endpoint of a failed call due to an unavailability of a required network resource;

receiving a repeat calling service request from the calling endpoint; and

processing the repeat calling service request to reestablish the call between the calling endpoint and the called endpoint, wherein the processing comprises:

invoking a repeat calling server to process the repeat calling service request, wherein the invoking comprises:

retrieving the call session information of the failed call from a memory;

subscribing to a resource and admission control function network element to receive a notification of an availability of the required network resource;

subscribing to a presence server to receive a notification of a change in a presence status, wherein the presence status comprises a location and an availability of the calling endpoint and the called endpoint for completing the repeat calling service request; and

reestablishing the call.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the communication network comprises a packet network with quality of service support.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the repeat calling service request is activated by the calling endpoint by sending a predefined dial sequence to the communication network.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the call is reestablished when the required network resource becomes available and both of the calling endpoint and the called endpoint are available.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the reestablishing comprises:

setting up the call between the calling endpoint and the called endpoint by the repeat calling server using a 3-party call control procedure.

13. An apparatus for reestablishing a call in a communication network, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

capturing call session information between a calling endpoint and a called endpoint of a failed call due to an unavailability of a required network resource;

receiving a repeat calling service request from the calling endpoint; and

processing the repeat calling service request to reestablish the call between the calling endpoint and the called endpoint, wherein the processing comprises:

invoking a repeat calling server to process the repeat calling service request, wherein the invoking comprises:

retrieving the call session information of the failed call from a memory;

subscribing to a resource and admission control function network element to receive a notification of an availability of the required network resource;

subscribing to a presence server to receive a notification of a change in a presence status, wherein the presence status comprises a location and an availability of the calling endpoint and the called endpoint for completing the repeat calling service request; and

reestablishing the call.