Method and apparatus for administering configuration information in a private branch exchange switch
First Claim
1. A method for administering a private branch exchange switch, comprising:
- processing a plurality of data objects associated with one or more endpoints of said private branch exchange switch, wherein at least one of said plurality of data objects inherits an intelligent property from another data object based on one more endpoint-specific criteria.
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Abstract
A administration tool is disclosed for administering a switch, such as a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) switch that optionally provides an IP Telephony feature. Data objects associated with one or more endpoints of the switch are processed, wherein at least one of the data objects inherits an intelligent property from another data object based on one more endpoint-specific criteria. The inheritance may occur as the result of an application of a predefined template to a data object. The processing of configuration data may be performed offline from the switch, using one or more classes of service that are stored remote from the switch. Changes to configuration data are propagated to affected data objects (e.g., those objects referenced by a changed object). The data objects may be imported from an external data source. Another aspect of the invention automatically creates one or more hunt groups populated with appropriate users during an import process.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for administering a private branch exchange switch, comprising:
processing a plurality of data objects associated with one or more endpoints of said private branch exchange switch, wherein at least one of said plurality of data objects inherits an intelligent property from another data object based on one more endpoint-specific criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for administering a private branch exchange switch, comprising:
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a memory; and
at least one processor, coupled to the memory, operative to;
process a plurality of data objects associated with one or more endpoints of said private branch exchange switch, wherein at least one of said plurality of data objects inherits an intelligent property from another data object based on one more endpoint-specific criteria.
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20. An article of manufacture for administering a private branch exchange switch, comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the step of:
processing a plurality of data objects associated with one or more endpoints of said private branch exchange switch, wherein at least one of said plurality of data objects inherits an intelligent property from another data object based on one more endpoint-specific criteria.
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