System and method for proxy gatekeeper in H.323 based IP telephony systems
First Claim
1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
- a packet network;
a first plurality of network clients compatible with a first voice protocol of said network;
a second plurality of network clients partially compatible with said first voice protocol;
a third plurality of network clients compatible with a second voice protocol;
a gatekeeper adapted to provide call control for said first plurality of network clients;
a feature proxy adapted to receive registrations of said first plurality, said second plurality, and said third plurality of endpoints that maps such registrations to registrations with said gatekeeper and provides feature processing for said first, second, and third plurality of endpoints.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a packet network; a first plurality of network clients compatible with a first voice protocol of the network; a second plurality of network clients partially compatible with the first voice protocol; a third plurality of network clients compatible with a second voice protocol; a gatekeeper adapted to provide call control for the first plurality of network clients; a feature proxy adapted to receive registrations of the first plurality, the second plurality, and the third plurality of endpoints, and map such registrations to registrations with the gatekeeper and provide feature processing for the first, second, and third plurality of endpoints.
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10 Claims
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1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a packet network;
a first plurality of network clients compatible with a first voice protocol of said network;
a second plurality of network clients partially compatible with said first voice protocol;
a third plurality of network clients compatible with a second voice protocol;
a gatekeeper adapted to provide call control for said first plurality of network clients;
a feature proxy adapted to receive registrations of said first plurality, said second plurality, and said third plurality of endpoints that maps such registrations to registrations with said gatekeeper and provides feature processing for said first, second, and third plurality of endpoints. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A telecommunications method for use in a telephony-over-LAN network, comprising:
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receiving first registrations of a first plurality of network clients at a feature proxy;
receiving second registrations of a second plurality of network clients at said feature proxy;
mapping said first registrations to corresponding registrations with a network gatekeeper; and
mapping said second registrations to a single corresponding registration with said network gatekeeper. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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