Abstract: A method of regulating and managing network traffic at a mediated access service control point in an advanced intelligent switched telephone network that allows a local exchange carrier to monitor and enforce traffic rates negotiated between the local exchange carrier and other third party providers. The invention is implemented at a mediated access service control point in the network, and is activated when a query destined for a third party service control point is generated at a service switching point. The mediated access service control point receives this query and processes the query to determine if the query should be forwarded to the third party service control point. If the query does not violate any of the rates that have been negotiated between the local exchange carrier and the third party, the query is passed from the mediated access service control point to the third party service control point.

Abstract: A method of resource allocation for a service control point (SCP) in an advanced intelligent network. The method dynamically assigns resource time to various entities using the SCP, based upon the resource time needs of each entity as compared to the resource time needs of each other entity and the total processing capacity of the SCP. Initially, a SCP resource time is assigned to each entity to be monitored. The resource time of the monitored entities is monitored over a chosen observation interval. After the completion of the observation interval, any unutilized resource time from any of the monitored entities is assigned to other monitored entities which have used more than their assigned resource time during the previous observation interval. It is also determined whether a SCP is operating at full capacity during a given observation interval.