System and method for performing signaling on behalf of a stateless client
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a server located at a customer premises coupled to a local network, an indication from at least one gateway device to initiate a communications session between a dumb terminal coupled to the local network and a remote terminal coupled to an external Internet Protocol (IP) packet switched network, the server comprising a network interface and a controller, the network interface coupled to the local network, the at least one gateway device coupled to the local network and the external IP packet switched network, the dumb terminal comprising a non-IP telephone;
generating, by the controller, an abstraction of at least one signaling message received from the dumb terminal by interpreting an intent of the at least one signaling message, the abstraction of the at least one signaling message comprising a description of the at least one signaling message based on the interpreted intent of the at least one signaling message;
translating, by the controller, the abstraction of the at least one signaling message; and
transmitting, by the server, the translated abstraction of the at least one signaling message to the at least one gateway device for presentation to the remote terminal, thereby establishing the communications session and facilitating a media stream path without the server between the dumb terminal and the remote terminal.
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Abstract
A system for, and method for, performing state-based signaling on behalf of a stateless client. In one embodiment, the system includes a controller, couplable to a state-based terminal, that translates at least one stateless signaling message received from the stateless client to at least one state-based signaling message for presentation to the state-based terminal thereby facilitating a media stream communications session between the stateless client and the state-based terminal over an Internet Protocol (IP)-based network.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a server located at a customer premises coupled to a local network, an indication from at least one gateway device to initiate a communications session between a dumb terminal coupled to the local network and a remote terminal coupled to an external Internet Protocol (IP) packet switched network, the server comprising a network interface and a controller, the network interface coupled to the local network, the at least one gateway device coupled to the local network and the external IP packet switched network, the dumb terminal comprising a non-IP telephone; generating, by the controller, an abstraction of at least one signaling message received from the dumb terminal by interpreting an intent of the at least one signaling message, the abstraction of the at least one signaling message comprising a description of the at least one signaling message based on the interpreted intent of the at least one signaling message; translating, by the controller, the abstraction of the at least one signaling message; and transmitting, by the server, the translated abstraction of the at least one signaling message to the at least one gateway device for presentation to the remote terminal, thereby establishing the communications session and facilitating a media stream path without the server between the dumb terminal and the remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A server located at a customer premises coupled to a local network, comprising:
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a processor; a network interface coupled to the local network, the network interface operable to receive an indication from at least one gateway device to initiate a communications session between a dumb terminal coupled to the local network and a remote terminal coupled to an external Internet Protocol (IP) packet switched network, the at least one gateway device coupled to the local network and the external IP packet switched network; and a storage device embodying a controller operable, when executed on the processor, to; generate an abstraction of at least one signaling message received from the dumb terminal by interpreting an intent of the at least one signaling message, the abstraction of the at least one signaling message comprising a description of the signaling message based on the interpreted intent of the at least one signaling message; translate the abstraction of the at least one signaling message; and transmit the translated abstraction of the at least one signaling message to the at least one gateway device for presentation to the remote terminal, thereby establishing the communications session and facilitating a media stream path without the server between the dumb terminal and the remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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