PROCESS FOR ECONOMICALLY SWITCHING TELECOMMUNICATION CONNECTIONS WITHIN PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS

摘要

In a process for economically switching telecommunication connections within public telecommunication networks, a telecommunication connection is established between a subscriber of a source network (1) and a subscriber of a destination network (4) via at least one transit network (2, 3). The process is characterised in that a path control point (6) is established in which subscriber data, the transit networks available to the subscriber and their rating structures are stored. When a connection is established, the calling number and the called number are polled on the basis of the connection data, are analysed in the path control point on the basis of the connection and subscriber data and selected according to the transit networks/rates which are most favourable for the calling subscriber, and depending on the selection of the most favourable transit network/rate the connection with the called subscriber of the destination network is established via the selected transit network(s).