AUTOMATED VOICE OVER IP DEVICE VLAN-ASSOCIATION SETUP
First Claim
1. A device for automatically providing at least one system attribute to one or more Voice-over-Internet Protocol (IP) devices in a network, comprising:
- (a) a memory containing a set of instructions; and
(b) a processor for processing the set of instructions wherein the set of instructions include instructions for receiving a Voice-over-IP device identification message from one or more Voice-over-IP devices adjacent to the device when the one or more Voice-over-IP devices are operably coupled to the device; and
instructions for automatically responding with a device identification acknowledgement message originating from the device to the one or more Voice-over-IP devices, the device identification acknowledgement message comprising one or more system attributes, including connectivity information; and
instructions for conveying the connectivity information through the device to a private branch exchange system that maintains an external relation database wherein the connectivity information is associated with a geographic location of the one or more Voice-over-IP devices.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for automatically registering various system attributes with a VoIP device such as an VoIP phone. The system attributes are provided by a network, preferably an adjacent switching device made aware of the system attributes through one of a number of learning mechanisms. The system attributes may include one or more of the following: the VLAN identification used for VoIP communications in the subnet in which the VoIP phone is connected; the switching device identification, switching device slot, and switching device port number to which the VoIP phone is connected. The switch, slot, and port are used in some embodiments by an IP PBX system to construct a relational database that associates the geographic location of the connection with the IP phone for purposes of reporting the physical location of the VoIP user to emergency response personnel. The system and method for automatically registering various system attributes enables the relational database to be updated prompt and accurate.
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1. A device for automatically providing at least one system attribute to one or more Voice-over-Internet Protocol (IP) devices in a network, comprising:
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(a) a memory containing a set of instructions; and (b) a processor for processing the set of instructions wherein the set of instructions include instructions for receiving a Voice-over-IP device identification message from one or more Voice-over-IP devices adjacent to the device when the one or more Voice-over-IP devices are operably coupled to the device; and
instructions for automatically responding with a device identification acknowledgement message originating from the device to the one or more Voice-over-IP devices, the device identification acknowledgement message comprising one or more system attributes, including connectivity information; and
instructions for conveying the connectivity information through the device to a private branch exchange system that maintains an external relation database wherein the connectivity information is associated with a geographic location of the one or more Voice-over-IP devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system attribute exchange system in a distributed communications network for automatically providing at least one system attribute for the purposes of configuring Voice-over-Internet Protocol (IP) communications, the system comprising:
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(a) a Voice-over-IP device adapted to automatically transmit a Voice-over-IP device identification message when said Voice-over-IP device is operatively coupled to the network; (b) a node, operatively coupled to said network and adjacent to said Voice-over-IP device, adapted to automatically transmit a Voice-over-IP device identification acknowledgement message that originates at the node to said Voice-over-IP device, said Voice-over-IP device identification acknowledgement message including one or more system attributes for said Voice-over-IP communications; (c) at least one of the one or more system attributes including a port identifier of a port at said node to which the Voice-over-IP device is connected; and (d) the port number at which the Voice-over-IP device is connected is communicated to a relational database that associates the physical location of the port with the IP address and extension number of the Voice-over-IP device, whereby the location of a Voice-over-IP device user can be ascertained. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. The system attribute exchange system wherein the location of a Voice-over-IP device user can be ascertained by emergency response personnel.
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