APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND MANAGING INDIVIDUAL DIRECTED SESSIONS IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

A method for controlling and managing individual directed sessions between at least two endpoints in a communications system. The method including the steps of: intercepting a first message sent from an initiating endpoint via application layer routing to at least one other endpoint requesting an in...

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Main Authors MATTHEW KELLE, BRYAN THALE, ROSS, J. LILLIE, JAMES, E. MATHIS, DONALD, G. NEWBERG
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.07.2004
Edition7
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:A method for controlling and managing individual directed sessions between at least two endpoints in a communications system. The method including the steps of: intercepting a first message sent from an initiating endpoint via application layer routing to at least one other endpoint requesting an individual directed session; communicating the requested individual directed session to a service entity for determining the state of the session as a function of communication system resources and capabilities and resources of the endpoints to be included in the requested session, and if the requested individual directed session is accepted determining a set of corresponding session parameters; and communicating the state of the requested individual session to the initiating endpoint via application layer routing, and if the requested session is accepted also communicating the state of the session the at least one other endpoint via application layer routing.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20030301157