Net2Phone a pioneer and innovator in the field of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), announced that it has secured its 31st patent issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent titled "System and Method for Managing a Flow of Network Status Messages at a Network Operations Console" was issued on December 27, 2005.

This patent, US 6,981,035, describes a technique to manage the flow rate of network status messages to a remote network operations console. Many networks have suffered failures due to an overrun of network management information. This technique enables the efficient and cost-effective consolidation and correlation of vast amounts of data in Net2Phone's hosted Network Operations Centers (NOCs) where it can then be rapidly reviewed and analyzed in real time and used to facilitate the delivery of high quality voice services throughout the Net2Phone network. Internally the software that displays the status of Net2Phone's network is referred to as the "real-time dashboard."

Net2Phone also offers the benefits of this technology to cable network operators. The CableLine(SM) VoIP service is built around a similar operational toolset called Cable Voice Operations Support System (CVOSS). Using CVOSS an MSO partner can optimize the management of its networks and the applications that run over them. This toolset becomes critical to an operator's ability to deliver carrier-grade service to its customers as subscriber penetration increases and call volumes begin to scale.

Jeff Goldberg, Chief Scientist of Net2Phone's Cable Telephony division, and John Berry, Strategic Projects Development Manager, developed this patent. Mr. Goldberg and Mr. Berry are members of the Net2Phone research and development team that have pioneered innovation in VoIP technology and networks over the last decade.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Alexandria, Virginia reviews all applications for patents. The USPTO receives approximately 350,000 patent applications each year. The review process for this particular patent took more than six years. This patent was applied for in June 2000. The full text of this and all patents issued after 1970 are available at the USPTO website www.uspto.gov.

Commenting on the patent, Liore Alroy, Net2Phone CEO said, "Net2Phone has always been a technology leader and this year was no different. As a result of the efforts of many people at Net2Phone, we now have 31 patents in the United States. This is an impressive portfolio for a company of our size and it provides us with recognition as an innovator in our industry."