JP5519554B2 - Call control system and information redundancy method used for call control - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a call control system for controlling session establishment by call control and a method for redundancy of information used for call control.

  Conventionally, SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), which is a communication control protocol, has been developed as a technique for controlling session establishment by call control. This SIP makes it possible to perform media communication such as voice information and video information between user terminals using the IP network while maintaining the high quality, reliability, and stability that the fixed telephone network has. To do.

  Call control by SIP is executed between SIP servers connected via an IP network and relaying communication between a subscriber terminal and a subscriber terminal used by an end user, or between a plurality of SIP servers.

  In order to establish communication by this call control with high reliability, a call control system in which an ACT (active) call control server 61 and an SBY (standby) call control server 62 are made redundant as shown in FIG. There is a technology that uses 6.

  In this call control system, information regarding session establishment is synchronized between the ACT (active) call control server 61 and the SBY (standby) call control server 62, and ACT (active) call control is normally performed. Call control is executed by the server 61. When a failure occurs in the ACT (active) call control server 61, the SBY (standby) call control server 62 is switched to the active system and call control is executed.

  By making the servers that perform call control redundant in this way, it is possible to prevent communication from being disconnected due to a failure at a timing not intended by the user.

JP 2010-28708 A

  In the conventional call control system described above, information related to session establishment stored in the ACT (active) call control server 61 (for example, an information table for uniquely identifying a session in its own apparatus, communication control being executed) Whenever there is a change in the processing sequence progress status, information related to settings of various timers including the session refresh timer, session dialog information, session audio information, media type information, etc., SBY (spare) Information is synchronized between these servers by transferring the changes to the system call processing server 62 and updating the information.

  However, if a change is transferred from the ACT (active) call processing server 61 to the SBY (standby) call processing server 62 each time a change occurs, information on the change with a small data amount is high. There is a problem that transfer processing is performed at a high frequency, and the influence of overhead becomes large, resulting in inefficient processing.

  In this transfer, in order not to cause a processing delay of the ACT (active) system call processing server 61, the asynchronous transfer process is performed without waiting for the transfer to the SBY (standby) system call processing server 62 to be completed. Since the communication control processing is being advanced in the ACT (working) system call processing server 61, when a failure occurs and the ACT (working) system call processing server 61 is switched to the SBY (standby) system call processing server 62. Therefore, it is impossible to know what information has been correctly transferred to the SBY (standby) system call processing server 62, and it is necessary to retransfer all information that may not be transferred. There is a problem that it takes time to start up the call processing server 62.

  Furthermore, when the ACT (active) system call processing server 61 breaks down, untransferred information is not completely transferred by retransfer, and communication may be disconnected at a timing unintended by the user. There was a problem that the quality of communication services deteriorated.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a call control system capable of efficiently executing call control and providing a high-quality communication service, and a method for redundancy of information used for call control. Objective.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a call control system according to the present invention controls call processing between a plurality of servers that execute call processing, and an active call control server that operates normally and the active call control server. A call control system comprising a standby call control server that operates by switching to the active system when a failure occurs, wherein the active call control server includes a call processing control unit, a processing data storage unit, The call processing control unit includes a synchronization processing control unit and a synchronization area storage unit, and the call processing control unit is the call control sequence information part corresponding to each process constituting the call control with respect to the call control sequence information being executed. A service function unit that manages the execution order of sequence patterns, a sequence function unit that holds a sequence pattern that is being executed based on the execution order managed by the service function unit, and the server A user agent function unit that performs transmission / reception processing of a signal related to call processing, and these function units cooperate with each other to perform signal processing related to call control, and the user agent function unit is connected to any of the servers When a signal related to call control is received, regardless of the call control sequence information, if the type of signal to be transmitted next can be uniquely specified based on the type of the received signal, this signal should be transmitted When the signal is transmitted to the server that is the transmission source of the signal related to the call control and the type of the signal to be transmitted next cannot be specified, the sequence function unit notifies the sequence function unit of the signal. The specified signal to be transmitted is transmitted to the server to be transmitted that is specified based on the signal, and the sequence function unit is configured to transmit the user agent function. When it is notified from the received signal type that the type of the signal to be transmitted has not been specified, the following is executed based on the received signal type according to the sequence pattern being executed. The type of the signal to be transmitted is specified, and the service function unit manages the sequence when it is determined that the signal transmission / reception processing based on the sequence pattern held in the sequence function unit is completed. The sequence function unit is instructed to the next sequence pattern to be executed in accordance with the pattern execution order. When the processing data storage unit receives a call control signal from any of the servers, It holds changes from the information acquired by each function unit of the call processing control unit, and the synchronization area storage unit stores the call processing unit. And an area corresponding to a service function unit, a sequence function unit, and a user agent function unit of the physical control unit, and the synchronization processing control unit includes the service among the changes in the information stored in the processing data storage unit. The change point of the information acquired by the function unit and the sequence function unit is set in advance between the information stored in the previous active call control server and the information stored in the standby call control server. Write to the corresponding area of the synchronous area storage unit in its own server at a timing at which the process related to the call control being executed can be recovered even if the information of the changed point after the synchronous process is lost, and further, the standby call control The information stored in the active call control server and the information stored in the standby call control server are synchronized with each other and stored in the processing data storage unit. Were among the information changes, the synchronization area of the call control of changes to the information acquired by the user agent functional unit executes processing regardless sequence information, the own server for each preset fixed period Write to the corresponding area of the storage unit, and further transfer to the standby call control server to synchronize the information stored in the active call control server with the information stored in the standby call control server It is characterized by making it.

  In this call processing control unit, the data update frequency and the data size differ depending on the type of the function unit. Therefore, the function unit is divided into two types, and different synchronization timings are determined according to the data update frequency and the data update amount. By doing so, efficient transfer becomes possible.

Also, the information redundancy method used for call control according to the present invention controls call processing between a plurality of servers that execute call processing, and the active call control server that operates normally and the active call control server fail. When a call occurs, the active call control server of the call control system that operates by switching to the active system and includes a standby call control server, each of which constitutes the call control with respect to the call control sequence information being executed A service function unit that manages the execution order of the sequence pattern that is the call control sequence information part corresponding to the process, and a sequence function unit that holds the sequence pattern being executed based on the execution order managed by the service function unit; A user agent function unit that performs transmission / reception processing of signals related to call processing between the servers, and these function units cooperate with each other to relate to call control. Performs processing items, the user agent functional unit, upon receiving a signal related to call control from either the server, regardless of the call control sequence information, then transmitted based on the type of the received signal When the type of signal to be transmitted can be uniquely identified, the signal to be transmitted is transmitted to the server that is the transmission source of the signal related to the call control , and the type of signal to be transmitted next cannot be identified Is transmitted to the server to be transmitted that is specified based on this signal by notifying the sequence function unit of the signal to be transmitted specified by the sequence function unit. When the user agent function unit notifies that the type of signal to be transmitted has not been identified based on the type of received signal, According to the sequence pattern, the type of the signal to be transmitted next is specified based on the type of the received signal, and the service function unit performs signal transmission / reception processing based on the sequence pattern held in the sequence function unit. A call processing control step for instructing the sequence function unit to execute a sequence pattern to be executed next in accordance with the execution sequence of the managed sequence pattern, and a signal related to call control from any of the servers A processing data storage step for holding a change in the processing data storage unit in its own server with respect to the information on each functional unit acquired in the call processing control step at the time of the previous signal reception, Of the changes in the information stored in the data storage unit, the service function unit and the sequence The change point of the information acquired by the service function unit is set in advance after the synchronization process between the information stored in the previous active call control server and the information stored in the standby call control server. Synchronous area storage having areas corresponding to the service function unit, sequence function unit, and user agent function unit in the local server at a timing at which the processing related to the call control being executed can be recovered even if the information on the change point is lost The information stored in the active call control server is synchronized with the information stored in the active call control server. in addition, the out of changes processed data storage section information stored in, the information obtained by the user agent functional unit for executing processing regardless the call control sequence information The renewal point is written in a corresponding area of the synchronization area storage unit in its own server at predetermined intervals, and further transferred to the standby call control server and stored in the active call control server. And a synchronization processing control step for synchronizing the stored information with the information stored in the standby call control server.

  According to the call control system and the information redundancy method used for call control of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently execute call control and to provide a high-quality communication service.

1 is an overall view showing a configuration of a SIP communication system using a call control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the call control system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the call process control part of the call control system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the sequence pattern performed with the server in the call control system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the memory | storage part of the server in the call control system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement for every signal in the server in the call control system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relief data transfer timing of the data of a call (section) unit on the sequence performed with the server in the call control system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the synchronous processing control operation | movement of the signal unit of the server in the call control system by one Embodiment of this invention.

  A call control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is a SIP server to which one or more SIP servers are connected in the front and rear, and according to a series of processing sequence (step) information set in advance with the preceding and following SIP servers. By transmitting and receiving SIP signals, a session is established and media communication services can be provided.

  This preset processing sequence information is a combination of “sequence pattern”, which is a sequence part of detailed processing units such as session connection, response, and disconnection, constituting a part of a series of call control sequence processes in a predetermined execution order. Is configured.

<Configuration of SIP Communication System Using Call Control Server According to One Embodiment>
A configuration of a SIP communication system 1 using a call control server according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The SIP communication system 1 according to the present embodiment is a proxy server connected to a plurality of subscriber terminals 2A to 2D and the subscriber terminal 2A and the subscriber terminal 2B among these subscriber terminals via the IP network 3. SIP server 4A, SIP server 4B, which is a proxy server connected to subscriber terminal 2C and subscriber terminal 2D via IP network 3, and a plurality of servers on IP network 3 connected to SIP server 4A and SIP server 4B Transfer devices 3A to 3F, relay devices 5A and 5B for relaying between the SIP server 4A and the SIP server 4B, a call control server 6 connected to the SIP server 4A, the SIP server 4B, the relay server 5B, and the like And media servers 7A and 7B on the IP network 3 connected to the call control server 6. The traffic of media information such as audio information and video information is transmitted between the subscriber terminals 2A to 2D or between the subscriber terminals 2A to 2D and the media servers 7A and 7B via the transfer devices 3A to 3F on the IP network 3. Transferred between.

  Each of the subscriber terminals 2A to 2D is an IP phone, an HGW (home gateway) or the like used by a subscriber who is a user, and media communication used between subscriber terminals such as voice information and video information using SIP. A function of performing SIP negotiation for performing The subscriber terminals 2A to 2D have a function of performing media communication under signal conditions determined as a result of SIP negotiation.

  The transfer devices 3A to 3G are located in the IP network 3 and transfer media communication traffic between the subscriber terminals 2A to 2D.

  The SIP server 4A is a proxy server that relays the SIP signals of the subscriber terminals 2A and 2B, and the SIP server 4B is a proxy server that relays the SIP signals of the subscriber terminals 2C and 2D. The SIP servers 4A and 4B have a function of relaying SIP negotiations between subscriber terminals and supplementing based on subscriber contract information, and a function of editing a SIP signal according to a rule stored in advance.

  The relay servers 5A and 5B have a function of connecting to the SIP server 4A and the SIP server 4B and relaying SIP signals.

  The call control system 6 includes an ACT (active) call control server 61 and an SBY (standby) call control server 62 constructed as a cluster system as shown in FIG. Based on the subscriber contract information type and the requested service at the server, the session establishment / disconnection control between the SIP servers 4A and 4B is performed, and the media servers 7A and 7B and the subscriber terminals 2A to 2D SIP negotiation is performed so that media communication can be performed. In addition, the SIP signal is edited and the SIP negotiation is relayed to establish a session so that subsequent media communication between the subscriber terminals 2A to 2D can be performed.

  FIG. 1 shows a case where two SIP servers (proxy servers) 4A and 4B and two media servers 7A and 7B are connected to the call control server 6. It is possible to establish and disconnect a plurality of sessions between these devices.

  At normal times, the ACT (active) call control server 61 operates. When a failure occurs in the ACT (active) call control server 61, the SBY (standby) call control server 62 switches to the active system and operates. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the ACT (active) system call control server 61 includes a call processing control unit 611, a processing data storage unit 612, a synchronous processing control unit 613, and a synchronous area storage unit 614. The configuration of the call processing control unit 611 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The call processing control unit 611 includes a transport function unit 6111, a reception signal buffer 6112, a protocol function unit 6113, a user agent (UA) function unit 6114, a sequence function unit 6115, a service function unit 6116, and a transmission signal. And a buffer 6117. The transport function unit 6111, the protocol function unit 6113, the user agent (UA) function unit 6114, the sequence function unit 6115, and the service function unit 6116 are service functions having higher functions from the transport function unit 6111 having lower functions. The unit 6116 is hierarchically constructed.

  The transport function unit 6111 includes a reception processing unit 6111a that executes a parsing process (preprocessing) for processing the received SIP signal by the own device when the received SIP signal is received, and a transmission signal when the transmission SIP signal is transmitted. A transmission processing unit 6111b that performs a reverse parsing process for generating a SIP signal for transmission based on information in the buffer 6117.

  The reception signal buffer 6112 holds reception signal information parsed by the transport function unit 6111. By holding the information after the parsing process in the reception signal buffer 6112, it becomes possible to refer to the reception signal after the parsing process in the protocol function unit 6113 and the UA function unit 6114, which will be described later. Can be executed.

  The protocol function unit 6113 refers to the received signal buffer, analyzes the received signal information that has been parsed according to the protocol, acquires and holds the dialog information and transaction information of the calling / receiving subscriber terminal 2, and the transmission SIP. A transmission processing unit 6113b that transmits dialog information and transaction information for generation to the transmission signal buffer 6117 as information used for generation of a transmission SIP signal.

  Since the transmission / reception of the SIP signal is always performed in a server-client relationship, when the calling side is a UAC (User Agent Client), the UA function unit 6114 includes a UAS (User Agent Server) 6114a corresponding to the calling side, When the called side is a UAS (User Agent Server), it has a UAC (User Agent Client) 6114b corresponding to this called side, and these cooperate to perform processing related to communication with the SIP server on the called side.

  As described above, the UAS 6114a and the UAC 6114b are provided in the UA function unit 6114, and the UAS 6114a and the UAC 6114b cooperate to communicate with the server / terminal on the outgoing / incoming side. Can function as both UAS and UAC, and can provide advanced services that are difficult to realize with a conventional simple proxy server from the network side to the outgoing / incoming side. In addition, since communication is possible while maintaining the relationship between USA and UAC on the calling and receiving sides, there is an advantage that it is easy to maintain the network policy.

  The UAS 6114a refers to the received signal buffer 6112, determines the type of the received SIP signal from the parsed received signal information, and from this determined type, the SIP signal to respond to the return transmission source regardless of the stage in the processing sequence When the type (status code) is uniquely specified according to the protocol, the SIP signal of the specified type is processed through processing by the reception processing unit 6113a of the protocol function unit 6113 and the reception processing unit 6111a of the transport function unit 6111. If the SIP signal type to be responded is not uniquely specified by the determined type, the host sequence function unit 6115 is notified.

  For example, the UAS 6114a refers to the received signal buffer 6112 to acquire the Call-ID, remote tag, local tag, etc. of the received SIP signal, and confirms whether this is stored as call control information in the local server 61, When it is not held in the local server 61 as call control information, it is determined that the re-INVITE signal is one of the refresh signals for maintaining an already established session.

  For the re-INVITE signal, the status code of the signal to be returned can be specified as “200 (response)” regardless of the call control sequence information. The information of the status code “200 (response)” can be specified. Is sent to the reception signal buffer 6112.

  Further, when the Call-ID of the received SIP signal acquired by the UAS 6114a is held as call control information in the local server 61, for example, it is determined that the received SIP signal is a PRACK signal as a provisional response during call control. Sometimes, the sequence function unit 6115 is notified of the information that the received SIP signal is the “PRACK signal”.

  The UAC 6114b sends to the transmission signal buffer 6117 the status code of the signal to be transmitted specified by the sequence function unit 6115, which will be described later, and the information of the destination SIP server specified based on the status code. The held destination information is deleted (invalidated) by releasing the corresponding part of the memory when the session is disconnected. In addition, a release status may be set when the session is disconnected, and a timer may be set and deleted upon timeout.

  The sequence function unit 6115 selects a processing sequence (process) pattern related to the processing of the service being executed, holds it in a memory (not shown) in the own apparatus, and based on the signal type of the received SIP signal from the UA function unit 6114. When it is notified that the status code of the signal to be responded cannot be uniquely specified, the current stage in the held processing sequence pattern is specified. Based on this stage, a signal to be transmitted next (for example, “Init-INVITE”, “180 (ringing)”, “PRACK”, “200 (response)”, etc.) is generated to generate a transmission SIP signal. To be specific.

  An example of the processing sequence pattern is shown in FIG. 4A shows a sequence pattern a of the session connection part, FIG. 4B shows a sequence pattern b of the response part after the session is established, and FIG. 4C shows a sequence pattern c of the session disconnection part. . The sequence pattern includes transmission / reception with a server connected to the signal transmission side (transmission side in the call control server 6) and transmission / reception with the server connected to the transmission side (reception side in the call control server 6). And a called-side sequence pattern. The originating side sequence pattern and the terminating side sequence pattern are linked, for example, based on the type of signal received in accordance with the originating side sequence pattern and held in the type of signal to be transmitted next and the UA function unit. The UAS and UAC that are present are identified according to the transmission side sequence pattern.

  For example, when the received SIP signal is a PRACK signal, the sequence function unit 6115 specifies the signal to be transmitted as “PRACK” for generation of the transmitted SIP signal.

  Here, when the sequence function unit 6115 determines that the sequence pattern being processed has been completed to the end, the sequence function unit 6116 deletes (invalidates) the stored sequence pattern information by releasing the corresponding part of the memory, and also the service function unit 6116. To notify. The deletion of the sequence pattern may be executed after a new sequence pattern is instructed and held by notifying the service function unit 6116 as described later, or the timer is set to a release status when the sequence pattern is completed. It may be set and deleted upon timeout.

  The service function unit 6116 manages a scenario, which is the execution sequence of the sequence pattern used in the sequence function unit 6115, based on the service content subscribed at the calling / receiving subscriber terminal 2, and the sequence being processed by the sequence function unit 6115 When it is notified that the pattern processing is completed, the sequence function unit 6115 is instructed on the sequence function to be executed next based on this scenario.

  For example, a processing sequence in which the sequence pattern of FIG. 4 is combined to be executed in the order of sequence pattern a → sequence pattern b → sequence pattern c is stored in advance as service contents of a series of call connection processing. Based on this, a sequence pattern to be processed next is instructed to the sequence function unit 6115.

  Among the above function units, the transport function unit 6111, the protocol function unit 6113, and the UA function unit 6114 execute SIP signal processing according to the protocol in units of signals, and the sequence function unit 6115 and the service function unit 6116 execute services. And processes related to control.

  The transmission signal buffer 6117 transmits the status code of the signal to be transmitted sent from the UAC 6114b of the UA function unit 6114, the destination information, the dialog information sent from the transmission processing unit 6113b of the protocol function unit 6113, and the transaction information. This information is stored as information for generating a SIP signal.

  The processing data storage unit 612 is a heap area of the memory, and temporarily stores information related to processing executed by each function unit of the call processing control unit 611.

  The synchronization processing control unit 613 transmits / receives a transfer control signal to / from the synchronization processing control unit 623 of the SBY (standby) system call control server 62, so that the information stored in the ACT (active) system call control server 61 and the SBY Controls transfer processing of information from the ACT (active) call control server 61 to the SBY (standby) call control server 62 in order to synchronize information stored in the (spare) call control server 62. .

  The synchronization area storage unit 614 has a fixed area corresponding to each function unit of the call processing control unit 611. The configuration of the synchronization area storage unit 614 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The synchronization area storage unit 614 includes a transport function unit information area 6141 for storing information related to processing of the transport function unit 6111 of the call processing control unit 611 and a protocol function part information area for storing information related to processing of the protocol function unit 6113. 6142, a UA function part information area 6143 for storing information related to processing of the UA function part 6114, a sequence function part information area 6144 for storing information related to processing of the sequence function part 6115, and information related to processing of the service function part 6116. A service function section information area 6145 to be stored, a data management information area 6146 for comprehensively managing these pieces of information, and a spare area 6147 are provided. Each of these functional part areas is composed of different sections.

  The SBY (standby) system call control server 62 includes a call processing control unit 621, a processing data storage unit 622, a synchronization processing control unit 623, and a synchronization area storage unit 624.

  The call processing control unit 621, the call processing control unit 621, the transport function unit 6211, the received signal buffer 6112, the protocol function unit 6213, the user agent (UA) function unit 6214, the sequence function unit 6215, the service It has a function unit 6216 and a transmission signal buffer 6217, and operates when the SBY (standby) system call control server 62 operates. The functions of these functional units are the same as the functions of the corresponding functional units of the call processing control unit 611 of the ACT (active) call control server 61, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The processing data storage unit 622 acquires data necessary for the processing being executed from the synchronous area storage unit 624 when the SBY (standby) system call control server 62 is operated, and at the same time, the ACT (working) system call control server Similarly to the processing data storage unit 612, information regarding processing executed by each function unit of the call processing control unit 611 is temporarily stored.

  The synchronization area control unit 623 transmits and receives signals related to transfer control to and from the synchronization processing control unit 613 of the ACT (active) system call control server 61, and thereby stores information stored in the ACT (active) system call control server 61 and SBY. Controls transfer processing of information from the ACT (active) call control server 61 to the SBY (standby) call control server 62 in order to synchronize information stored in the (spare) call control server 62. .

  The synchronization area storage unit 624 has a fixed area corresponding to each function unit of the call processing control unit 621. The configuration of the synchronization area storage unit 624 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The synchronization area storage unit 624 has an area configured by a different section for each functional unit of the call processing control unit 611 with the same configuration as that of the synchronization area storage unit 614, and includes the ACT (active) system call control server 61. Transport function part information area 6241 corresponding to transport function part information area 6141, protocol function part information area 6242 corresponding to protocol function part information area 6142, and UA function part information area corresponding to UA function part information area 6143 6243, a sequence function part information area 6244 corresponding to the sequence function part information area 6144, a service function part information area 6245 corresponding to the service function part information area 6145, and a data management information area 6246 corresponding to the data management information area 6146. And a spare area 6247.

  These sections can be written in parallel in the memory, and each section can be exclusively locked independently of the other sections. That is, while the lock is applied, the section can be in a state where information relating to other than the processing cannot be written.

<Operation of SIP Communication System Using Call Control Server According to One Embodiment>
In the SIP communication system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, call control from a subscriber terminal 2A or 2B, which is a calling terminal, to a subscriber terminal 2C or 2D via a SIP server 4A, a call control system 6, or a SIP server 4B. The operation of the ACT (active) call control server 61 of the call control system 6 when the SIP signal is transmitted will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the synchronization processing control unit 613 needs to maintain session connection when the ACT (active) call control server 61 is switched to the SBY (standby) call control server 62 in the event of a failure. Of the repair data that is information, information about the repair data transfer timing, which is the timing at which data related to service processing is transferred from the ACT (active) call control server 61 to the SBY (standby) call control server 62, is stored in advance. It shall be retained. Details of the relief data transfer timing of data relating to the processing of this service will be described later.

  First, when an Init-INVITE signal for newly establishing a session is transmitted from the SIP server 4A, the call processing control unit 611 determines whether the call is a call signal or a session refresh signal with respect to the INVITE signal. The

  Here, it is determined that the data stored in the reception signal buffer 6112, the transmission signal buffer 6117, and the respective function units is nothing new in the processing data storage unit 612, and the service function unit 6116 receives and receives the incoming / outgoing subscribers. A sequence function to be executed is instructed to the sequence function unit 6115 based on a scenario of service contents subscribed by the terminal 2. It is also possible to instruct to select a plurality of sequence patterns at the same time according to the service.

  In the sequence function unit 6115, the sequence pattern instructed from the service function unit 6116 is selected and held as a sequence pattern to be executed.

  After the sequence pattern to be executed is held, the Init-INVITE signal received from the SIP server 4A (S1) is a parse for processing the received SIP signal by the reception device 6111a of the transport function unit 6111 in its own device. Processing (pre-processing) is executed (S2). Specifically, processing such as adding identification information “1” to the first byte to make it easy to identify in the apparatus that the received SIP signal is an Init-INVITE signal is performed. The received signal information subjected to the parsing process is held in the received signal buffer 6112.

  Information acquired by the parsing process is stored in the processing data storage unit 612 of the ACT (active) call control server 61. The information held in the received signal buffer 6112 is stored in the processing data storage unit 612 of the ACT (active) call control server 61.

  Next, the reception signal buffer 6112 is referred to in the reception processing unit 6113a of the protocol function unit 6113, the received signal subjected to the parsing process is analyzed according to the protocol, and dialog information and transaction information of the calling / receiving subscriber terminal 2 are acquired (S3). . The acquired dialog information and transaction information are stored in the processing data storage unit 612 of the ACT (working) call control server 61. The reception process is completed by the process so far (S4).

  When the reception process is completed, based on the identification information of the received SIP signal acquired by the parsing process in the transport function unit 6111 of the call processing control unit 611, this point is the repair data transfer timing of the data related to the service process It is determined whether or not (S5).

  Data relief data transfer timing related to service processing in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 7A shows a sequence of transmission / reception order of each SIP signal between SIP servers when a call control process is executed.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, in the ACT (active) call control server 61, an Init-INVITE signal indicating a session start request is transmitted from the SIP server 4A on the calling side (S21). A Trying (100) signal indicating this is returned to the SIP server 4A (S22), and an Init-INVITE signal is transferred to the SIP server 4B on the receiving side (S23). Then, a Trying (100) signal as a reply to the Init-INVITE signal transferred to the SIP server 4B is received (S24).

  Thereafter, when receiving the Ringing (180) signal indicating that the call is being made at the subscriber terminal on the called side from the SIP server 4B (S25), the signal is transferred to the SIP server 4A on the calling side (S26). A PRACK signal is received as a provisional response (S27).

  Next, the received PRACK signal is further transmitted to the SIP server 4B on the receiving side (S28), and a 200 (PRACK) signal is received as a provisional response thereto (S29), which is further transferred to the SIP server 4A on the calling side. (S30).

  Thereafter, when 200 (Init-INVITE) indicating that a response has been made at the subscriber terminal on the called side is received from the SIP server 4B (S31), this is transferred to the SIP server 4A on the calling side (S32). That the user terminal has responded.

  Correspondingly, when an ACK signal indicating that the session is established is transmitted from the SIP server 4A on the transmission side (S33), the ACK signal is transferred to the SIP server 4B on the reception side (S34), and communication is started.

  During the communication establishment, as shown in the sequence of FIG. 7B or 7C, the session timer is updated by executing the session refresh, and the session establishment is maintained.

  FIG. 7B is a sequence in the case where session refresh is executed by the re-INVITE signal. When the re-INVITE signal is transmitted from the calling / receiving subscriber terminal (S41), the SIP server responds. When the 200 signal is returned (S42), the ACK signal is transmitted (S43), the session timer is updated, and the session establishment is maintained.

  Alternatively, when a re-INVITE signal is transmitted from the SIP server (S44), the subscriber terminal on the outgoing / incoming side responds and returns a 200 signal (S45), thereby returning an ACK signal (S46). Is updated and session establishment is maintained.

  FIG. 7C shows a sequence in the case where session refresh is executed by an UPDATE signal. When an UPDATE signal is transmitted from a calling / receiving subscriber terminal (S51), the SIP server responds to a 200 signal. (S52), the session timer is updated and the establishment of the session is maintained.

  Alternatively, when an UPDATE signal is transmitted from the SIP server (S53), the SIP server responds and returns a 200 signal (S54), whereby the session timer is updated and the session establishment is maintained.

  Returning to FIG. 7A, when a BYE signal indicating a session disconnection request is transmitted from the SIP server 4A on the calling side (S35), the call control system 6 returns 200 (BYE) as a response to this (S36). And a BYE signal is transferred to the SIP server 4B on the receiving side (S37). Then, by receiving a 200 (BYE) signal as a reply to the BYE signal transferred to the SIP server 4B (S38), the session is disconnected.

  In the call control process executed in this way, the relief data transfer timing from the ACT (active) call control server 61 to the SBY (standby) call control server 62 is the previous ACT (active) call control server 61. Of data related to service processing after information synchronization processing (relief data transfer processing) between the server and the SBY (preliminary) call control server 62 (processing changes related to the sequence function unit 6115 and service function unit 6116) Even if this information is lost, it is set at a timing at which the call control processing can be recovered according to the protocol.

  Specifically, (i) resending to the call control server 61 can be expected. If the transmission / reception of the signal is not stored, resending from the call control server 61 is impossible, and the sequence can be restored and continued. When an impossible signal is transmitted / received (for example, when the Init-INVITE signal is transmitted in step S23), and (ii) the fact that the signal has been transmitted / received is not stored, a failure occurs and the sequence rewinds. This is the time when a signal to be received next can be appropriately processed by the call control server 61 (for example, when receiving the Ringing (180) signal in step S25).

  In the present embodiment, the times indicated by the timings t1 to t10 in FIGS. 7A to 7C are set as the relief data transfer timing corresponding to the above (i) or (ii). .

  By setting the relief data transfer timing in this way, for example, a failure occurs before the storage of the Ringing (180) signal received in step S25 in the reception signal buffer 6112 is completed, and the server in operation becomes ACT (current ) When moving from the system call control server 61 to the SBY (standby) system call control server 62, the SBY (preliminary) system call control server 62 does not record the reception of the Trying (100) signal in step S24. Although only the recording related to the transfer of the Init-INVITE signal in S23 remains, even if the process is resumed from the transfer of the Init-INVITE signal in Step S23 again, the process is appropriately continued according to the protocol.

  The information regarding the setting of the repair data transfer timing is designated from the service function unit 6116 as a list of signals that need to be transferred at the stage when the service is determined by receiving the Init-INVITE and determining the service. 6111, the transport function unit 6111 inquires of the sequence function unit 6115 every time a signal is transmitted and received, and whether the sequence function unit 6115 is at the repair data transfer timing from the sequence pattern or not. It may be determined and notified to the transport function unit 6111.

  Returning to FIG. 6, when the Init-INVITE signal is received, it is determined that it is not the relief data transfer timing (“NO” in S5).

  Next, the reception signal buffer 6112 is referred to in the UAS 6114a of the UA function unit 6114, and the address of the SIP server that is the transmission source of the reception SIP signal and the address of the SIP server that is the transmission destination are acquired and stored in the processing data storage unit 612. At the same time, the type of the received SIP signal is determined based on the identification information added by the parsing process, and it is determined whether or not the status code of the signal to be returned is uniquely specified from the determined type. (S6).

  Here, it is determined in UAS 6114a that a status code “100 (trial)” signal is returned to the return transmission source according to the protocol for the new “Init-INVITE signal” regardless of the processing sequence, and the processing data storage unit Based on the information held in 612, dialog processing and transaction processing are performed by the protocol function unit 6113, and the transport function unit 6111 generates a transmission SIP signal of the status code “100 (trial)” to the SIP server. 4A (“YES” in S6, S9 to S11).

  When the transmission SIP signal with the status code “100 (trial)” is transmitted, the UAS 6114a further notifies the sequence function unit 6115 that the new “Init-INVITE signal” has been received (“NO” in S6). ", S7).

  When the sequence function unit 6115 is notified that the “Init-INVITE signal” has been received from the UA function unit 6114, the held processing sequence pattern is selected and the current stage in this sequence is specified ( S8). Here, the current stage in the sequence pattern a of the session connection portion in FIG. 4A is specified, and further, based on this stage, the signal “Init-INVITE” to be transmitted next is held in the UA function unit 6114. UAS 6114a and UAC 6114b are identified. At the current stage in the sequence, the UAC 6114b is instructed to transmit Init-INVITE. In response to the instruction, the UAC 6114b sends information related to the Init-INVITE signal to the transmission signal buffer 6117 together with information on the transmission destination held in the processing data storage unit 612 corresponding to the UAC 6114b (S9). The destination information is included in the received Init-INVITE signal, and is stored in the processing data storage unit 612 by the UAS 6114a at the time of reception, and data such as destination information is taken over to the UAC 6114b at the above timing. In addition, the transmission processing unit 632 of the protocol function unit 63 sends transmission information such as dialog information and transaction information for transmission SIP generation held in the processing data storage unit 612 to the transmission signal buffer 6117.

  Next, in the transmission processing unit 612 of the transport function unit 6111, the information in the transmission signal buffer 6117 is used to perform the reverse parsing process to generate a transmission SIP signal (S10). Then, the generated transmission SIP signal is transmitted to the SIP server 4B (S11). Information held in the transmission signal buffer 6117 is stored in the processing data storage unit 612 of the ACT (active) call control server 61.

  Here, when the transmission processing of the transmission SIP signal is completed, the transport function unit 6111 of the call processing control unit 611 at this point is the relief data transfer timing of the data related to service processing based on the identification information of the transmission SIP signal. It is determined whether or not there is (S12).

  Here, a Trying (100) signal is returned to the SIP server 4A in response to the received Init-INVITE signal, and the Init-INVITE signal is transferred to the SIP server 4B. These transmission times (timing t1, FIG. 7). t2) is determined to be the repair data transfer timing of the data related to the service processing (“YES” in S12).

  When it is determined that it is the relief data transfer timing of data related to service processing, the synchronization processing control unit 623 of the ACT (active) system call control server 61 to the synchronization processing control unit 623 of the SBY (standby) system call control server 62 First, there is an instruction to set the lock state so that the section corresponding to the change target of the synchronization area storage unit 624 of the SBY (standby) system call control server 62 is not written by a process other than the transfer process. Sent. Based on this instruction, the corresponding section of the synchronization area storage unit 624 is locked by the synchronization processing control unit 623 of the SBY (standby) system call control server 62.

  Next, a data write instruction is sent from the synchronous processing control unit 613 of the ACT (active) call control server 61, and the data relating to the processing of each functional unit stored in the processing data storage unit 612 is automatically stored by this instruction. The data is written in the corresponding sequence function section information area 6144A, service function section information area 6145A, and data management area 6146A in the synchronization area storage section 614 of the server 61.

  Further, a data transfer instruction is sent from the synchronous processing control unit 613 of the ACT (active) call control server 61, and the data related to the processing of each functional unit stored in the processing data storage unit 612 in accordance with this instruction is stored in SBY (standby The data is transferred as relief data to the system call control server 62 (S13). In the SBY (preliminary) system call control server 62, the received relief data is stored in the corresponding functional unit area of the synchronization area storage unit 624.

  When the process of writing the data in the processing data storage unit 612 to the own server 61 and the transfer process to the SBY (standby) system call control server 62 are completed in this way, the synchronization process control of the ACT (working) system call control server 61 is completed. An instruction to unlock the corresponding section in the synchronization area storage unit 624 is transmitted from the unit 613 to the synchronization processing control unit 623 of the SBY (standby) system call control server 62. Then, the synchronization processing control unit 623 of the SBY (standby) system call control server 62 unlocks the corresponding section of the synchronization area storage unit 624 based on this instruction.

  As described above, by executing the transfer process with the corresponding section of the synchronization area storage unit 624 in the locked state, a difference can be made in the data stored in the corresponding sections of the synchronization area storage unit 614 and the synchronization area storage unit 624. Can be prevented.

  Next, the operation of the call control system 6 when a re-INVITE signal, which is one of refresh signals for maintaining an established session, is transmitted from the SIP server 4A.

  When the ACT (active) call control server 61 receives a re-INVITE signal from the SIP server 4A (S1), it is determined whether the call is a call signal or a session refresh signal with respect to the INVITE signal.

  Here, it is determined that the re-INVITE signal is a session refresh signal.

  Next, the reception processing unit 6111a of the transport function unit 6111 executes a parsing process (pre-processing) for processing the received SIP signal by the own apparatus (S2).

  The information acquired in the parsing process is stored in the processing data storage unit 612 of the ACT (active) call control server 61 in the change from the previous signal processing.

  Next, the reception signal buffer 6112 is referred to in the reception processing unit 6113a of the protocol function unit 6113, the received signal subjected to the parsing process is analyzed according to the protocol, and dialog information and transaction information of the calling / receiving subscriber terminal 2 are acquired (S3). . The acquired dialog information and transaction information are stored in the processing data storage unit 612 of the ACT (active) system call control server 61 in terms of changes from the previous signal processing. The reception process is completed by the process so far (S4).

  When the reception process is completed, based on the identification information of the received SIP signal acquired by the parsing process in the transport function unit 6111 of the call processing control unit 611, this time is the relief data transfer timing of the data related to the service process It is determined whether or not (S5).

  Here, when the re-INVITE signal is received, it is determined based on the information in FIG. 7B that it is not the repair data transfer timing of the data related to the service processing (“NO” in S5).

  Next, the received signal buffer 6112 is referred to in the UAS 6114a of the UA function unit 6114, the address of the SIP server that is the transmission source of the received SIP signal and the address of the SIP server that is the transmission destination are acquired, and the type of the received SIP signal is parsed. A determination is made based on the identification information added in the process, and it is determined from this determined type whether or not the status code of the signal to be returned is uniquely identified (S6). Here, since there is no change in the address of the SIP server that is the transmission source of the received SIP signal and the address of the SIP server that is the transmission destination, there is no change in the previous signal processing, so the change is written to the processing data storage unit 612. Absent.

  Here, in the UAS 6114a, it is determined that the status code “200 (response)” signal is returned to the return transmission source according to the protocol regardless of the processing sequence for the “re-INVITE signal” (“YES” in S6). ).

  When the status code of the signal to be responded is specified in the UAS 6114a, the reception processing unit 6111a of the transport function unit 6111 transmits the status code “200 (response)” based on the information held in the processing data storage unit 612. A SIP signal is generated and sent to the SIP server 4A to respond (S9 to S11).

  Here, when the transmission processing of the transmission SIP signal is completed, the transport function unit 6111 of the call processing control unit 611 at this point is the relief data transfer timing of the data related to service processing based on the identification information of the transmission SIP signal. It is determined whether or not there is (S12).

  Here, a response (200) signal is returned to the SIP server 4A in response to the received re-INVITE signal, and it is determined that there is no data relief data transfer timing related to service processing at this transmission time (timing t11 in FIG. 7). (“NO” in S12).

  In addition to the flowchart of FIG. 6, the synchronization processing control unit 613 performs the transport function unit 6111, protocol function unit 6113, and UA stored in the processing data storage unit 612 of the ACT (active) call control server 61. Data transfer processing related to signal processing acquired by the function unit 6114 is executed.

  Data transfer processing related to this signal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The synchronization processing control unit 43 monitors whether or not a certain time, for example, 1 second has elapsed since the transfer processing of the change point of the previous signal unit (S61), and determines that this certain time has elapsed (S61). "YES"), the transport function unit 412, the protocol function unit 413, and the UA stored in the processing data storage unit 612 of the ACT (active) call control server 61 in the same processing procedure as in step S13 described above. Data related to signal processing acquired by the processing of the function unit 414 includes transport function unit information area 6141, protocol function unit information area 6142 of the corresponding synchronization area storage unit 614 in the ACT (active) system call control server 61, and It is copied to the UA function part information area 6143 and transferred to the SBY (standby) system call control server 62 as relief data. Each appropriate transport function unit information area 6241, a protocol function unit information area 6242, and stored in the UA function unit information area 6243 (S62).

  In the above embodiment, when it is determined that the sequence pattern being processed by the sequence function unit 6115 has been completed to the end, the service function unit 6116 is further notified of the sequence pattern information held as being processed by the sequence function unit 6115. The memory part is freed. In addition, when notified that the processing of the sequence pattern being processed by the sequence function unit 6115 has been completed, the service function unit 6116 that has been notified manages according to the service contents subscribed by the corresponding calling / receiving subscriber terminal 2. The sequence pattern to be executed next is specified based on the existing scenario, and the sequence pattern to be used next is instructed to the sequence function unit 6115.

  In the above-described embodiment, voice information and video are transmitted between the subscriber terminal of the transmission source and the media servers 7A and 7B via the relay devices 5A and 5B using the communication established by the call control system 6. Media information such as information may be transferred and provided to the subscriber terminal.

  In the above embodiment, when the session disconnection sequence is executed, the destination information held in the UAC 6114b of the UA function unit 6114 and the sequence pattern information held in the sequence function unit 6115 in this sequence. The relevant part of the memory is released and deleted (invalidated). Release may be done by setting a timer. As an effect of releasing after setting the timer, even when a signal such as BYE is retransmitted, it is possible to correctly process the signal within a certain period.

  According to the call control system of the present embodiment described above, the synchronization of the SBY (standby) call control server 62 from the synchronization area storage unit 614 of the ACT (active) call control server 61 that stores information used for session processing. The relief data to the area storage unit 624 is transferred at an appropriate timing according to the progress status of the call control with respect to the data related to the service processing, and the data related to the signal processing frequently generated during the communication is transferred. Regardless of the progress status, the data is transferred collectively at predetermined intervals, so that even if a failure occurs in the ACT (active system) call control server 61, the session is disconnected at a timing not intended by the user. As well as reducing the number of transfers and reducing the impact of communication overhead. That. Thereby, an efficient process can be performed and a high quality communication service can be provided.

  In addition, according to the call control system of the present embodiment, the synchronization area storage unit of the call control server is provided with a section for each function unit of the call processing control unit, so that it is possible to expand the data of each function unit itself. In addition, it is possible to cope with an increase in the number of functional units.

  This example is a communication example in which the calling side and the called side are on a one-to-one basis, but this is also applicable to calls with a plurality of people such as a three-party call such as a telephone conference service. In the case of a three-party call, the service function unit 6116 refers to the service scenario at the time of calling and instructs the sequence function unit 6115 to use the sequence pattern for the three parties. Upon receiving the instruction, the sequence function unit 6115 reads the sequence pattern for the three parties and instructs the UA function unit 6114 to generate the UA for the three parties. Upon receiving the instruction, the UA function unit 6114 generates three UAs (one UAS and two UACs). Subsequent signal processing is performed as shown in the previous example. In this way, a complicated sequence pattern can be realized without changing the function section.

  In the call control system of this embodiment, the sequence function unit and service function unit from the ACT (active) call control server 61 that stores information used for session processing to the SBY (standby) call control server 62 Changes of the data after the previous ACT (active) call control server 61 and SBY (standby) call control server 62 synchronize the information (relief data transfer process). Even if the information is lost, the call control process is set at a timing that can be restored according to the protocol, and the data of the UA function part, the protocol function part, and the transport function part is transferred at the time of system switching. It is not necessary to transfer all call processing data to the network, and only untransferred data is transferred, so the system switching time can be shortened. To become.

  In addition, the relief data transfer related to the processing of the service is not transferred every time the information used for the processing of the session in the call processing server is changed during the processing of the SIP signal, but is transferred in units of signals. The number of transfers can be reduced, the influence of communication overhead can be reduced, and efficient processing can be executed.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which two types of synchronization timing are provided has been described. However, it is also possible to appropriately set the synchronization timing for each functional unit according to the update frequency of each functional unit and the data update amount. Yes, more efficient transfer is possible by setting in this way.

  In the call control system of the present embodiment, each area of the synchronous area storage unit in the ACT (active) call control server 61 and each area of the synchronous area storage unit in the SBY (standby) type call control server 62 Are provided for each functional unit of the call processing control unit 611 in order to synchronize the information in the corresponding areas, so that related information is stored together for each call control, and analysis processing at the time of failure Can be easily performed.

  In the call control system according to the present embodiment, when the relief data of the data related to the service processing is transferred from the ACT (active) call control server 61 to the SBY (standby) call control server 62, it corresponds to the transfer process. Since the section of the functional unit to be locked is in a locked state in which writing from other than the transfer process is impossible and the transfer process is executed, the relief data can be transferred reliably, and "untransferred" Therefore, there is no need to retransmit this information, and efficient processing can be performed.

  In addition, since the storage units of the ACT (active) call control server and the SBY (standby) call control server constructed in the present embodiment are each provided with a spare area, a new service is added or a protocol is changed. When the amount of information is expanded such as when the data size is changed, the spare area can be effectively used to flexibly cope with the expansion.

  As an advantage of this method, since the call control server has separate processing units for incoming and outgoing calls and manages the data, it does not transfer data uniformly at the timing of sending and receiving the specified signal, but sets the relief timing when sending and receiving each connection. It can be set flexibly and can be efficiently synchronized with the SBY system. In addition, when considering a service between three or more parties including a media server in addition to a telephone terminal, a user agent function unit, a protocol function unit, a transport is provided in the call control server corresponding to each terminal or media server. By generating a function unit and preparing a scenario and a sequence pattern according to the service, it is possible to cope without changing the function unit of the call control server, and the same effect as the service example between the two parties can be obtained.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... SIP communication system 2A-2D ... Subscriber terminal 3 ... IP network 4A, 4B ... SIP server (proxy server)
5A, 5B ... Relay server 6 ... Call control system 7A, 7B ... Media server 61 ... ACT (active) call control server 62 ... SBY (standby) call control server 611 ... Call processing control unit 612 ... Processing data storage unit 613 ... Synchronization processing control unit 614 ... Synchronization area storage unit 6111 ... Transport function unit 6112 ... Received signal buffer 6113 ... Protocol function unit 6114 ... User agent (UA) function unit 6114a ... UAS
6114b ... UAC
6115 ... Sequence function unit 6116 ... Service function unit 6117 ... Transmission signal buffer

Claims (5)

The active call control server that controls call processing between multiple servers that perform call processing, and the standby call that operates by switching to the active system when a failure occurs in this active call control server A call control system comprising a control server,
The active call control server includes a call processing control unit, a processing data storage unit, a synchronization processing control unit, and a synchronization area storage unit,
The call processing control unit
Regarding the call control sequence information being executed, a service function unit that manages the execution order of the sequence pattern that is the call control sequence information part corresponding to each process constituting the call control, and an execution managed by the service function unit A sequence function unit that holds a sequence pattern that is being executed based on an order; and a user agent function unit that performs transmission / reception processing of a signal related to call processing between the servers, and these function units cooperate with each other to call Process signals related to control,
When the user agent function unit receives a call control signal from any of the servers, the user agent function unit determines a type of a signal to be transmitted next based on the type of the received signal regardless of the call control sequence information. If the signal to be transmitted can be uniquely identified, the signal to be transmitted is transmitted to the server that is the transmission source of the signal related to the call control. Sending a signal to be transmitted identified by the sequence function unit by notifying the sequence function unit to a server to be transmitted identified based on this signal,
The sequence function unit, when notified from the user agent function unit that the type of signal to be transmitted has not been specified based on the type of received signal, , Specifying the type of signal to be transmitted next based on the type of the received signal,
When the service function unit determines that the signal transmission / reception process based on the sequence pattern held in the sequence function unit has been completed, the service function unit should execute next in accordance with the execution sequence of the managed sequence pattern Instructing the pattern to the sequence function unit,
The processing data storage unit
When a signal related to call control is received from any of the servers, the change point with the information acquired by each function unit of the call processing control unit at the time of the previous signal reception is retained,
The synchronization area storage unit
The call processing control unit has a service function unit, a sequence function unit, and an area corresponding to a user agent function unit,
The synchronization processing control unit
Of the information changes stored in the processing data storage unit, the information changes acquired by the service function unit and the sequence function unit are stored in the previously set active call control server of the previous time. Stored in the own server at a timing at which the process related to the call control can be recovered even if the information on the change point after the synchronization process between the stored information and the information stored in the standby call control server is lost. The information stored in the active call control server is synchronized with the information stored in the active call control server. in addition, the processing of the changes information stored in the data storage unit, change of the information acquired by the user agent functional unit for executing processing regardless the call control sequence information Is written in the corresponding area of the synchronous area storage unit in its own server at predetermined intervals, further transferred to the standby call control server, and stored in the active call control server A call control system for synchronizing information and information stored in the standby call control server. The synchronization process control unit executes a transfer process in a locked state in which a section corresponding to the transfer process of the synchronization area storage unit of the standby call control server cannot be written from other than the transfer process. The call control system according to claim 1. The call control system according to claim 1, wherein the synchronization area storage unit further includes a spare area used when expanding the information amount. Controls call processing between multiple servers that perform call processing, and switches to the active system when a failure occurs in the active call control server that normally operates and this active call control server. An active call control server of a call control system comprising a call control server,
Regarding the call control sequence information being executed, a service function unit that manages the execution order of the sequence pattern that is the call control sequence information part corresponding to each process constituting the call control, and an execution managed by the service function unit A sequence function unit that holds a sequence pattern that is being executed based on an order; and a user agent function unit that performs transmission / reception processing of a signal related to call processing between the servers, and these function units cooperate with each other to call Process signals related to control,
When the user agent function unit receives a signal related to call control from any of the servers, the type of signal to be transmitted next is determined based on the type of the received signal regardless of the call control sequence information. If the signal to be transmitted can be uniquely identified, the signal to be transmitted is transmitted to the server that is the transmission source of the signal related to the call control. Sending a signal to be transmitted identified by the sequence function unit by notifying the sequence function unit to a server to be transmitted identified based on this signal,
When the sequence function unit is notified from the user agent function unit that the type of the signal to be transmitted has not been specified based on the type of the received signal, the sequence function unit holds the sequence function being executed. , Specifying the type of signal to be transmitted next based on the type of the received signal,
When the service function unit determines that the signal transmission / reception process based on the sequence pattern held in the sequence function unit is completed, the sequence to be executed next in accordance with the execution order of the managed sequence pattern A call processing control step for instructing a pattern to the sequence function unit;
When a signal related to call control is received from any one of the servers, the change from the information related to each functional unit acquired in the call processing control step at the time of the previous signal reception is stored in the processing data storage unit in the server. A processing data storage step to hold;
Of the information changes stored in the processing data storage unit, the information changes acquired by the service function unit and the sequence function unit are stored in the previously set active call control server of the previous time. At the timing at which the process related to the call control being executed can be recovered even if the information on the change point after the synchronization process between the information stored and the information stored in the standby call control server is lost, The active function call control server is written to the corresponding area of the synchronization area storage section having areas corresponding to the service function section, the sequence function section, and the user agent function section, and further transferred to the standby call control server. to the stored information is synchronized with the said information stored in a standby system call control server, also among the changes the processing stored in the data storage unit information, said call Writing of changes to the information acquired by the user agent functional unit for executing processing regardless control sequence information, the corresponding region of the synchronization area storage unit of its own in the server for each preset period of time, further A synchronization process control step for transferring the information to the standby call control server to synchronize the information stored in the active call control server and the information stored in the standby call control server;
A method for redundancy of information used for call control, comprising: In the synchronization process control step, the transfer process is executed with the section corresponding to the transfer process in the synchronization area storage unit of the standby call control server in a locked state in which writing from other than the transfer process is impossible. The method for redundancy of information used for call control according to claim 4.

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