Method and apparatus for providing secure blast calls
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1. A method comprising:
- determining if a secure or a non-secure call connection is needed;
blasting a call connection invite to a plurality of destination endpoints, blasting the call connection including sending the invite to the plurality of destination endpoints concurrently;
determining if a responding destination endpoint is a secure or a non-secure destination endpoint, a response to the invite from a secure destination endpoint including a security key, a response to the invite from a non-secure destination endpoint including no security key;
establishing a connection with a secure destination endpoint if a secure call connection is needed; and
establishing a connection with a non-secure destination endpoint if a non-secure call connection is needed.
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide a method and apparatus for providing secure blast calls. An example embodiment includes a secure blast call apparatus including a blast component to determine if a secure or a non-secure call connection is needed and to blast a call connection invite to a plurality of destination endpoints; and a connection component to determine if a responding destination endpoint is a secure or a non-secure destination endpoint, to establish a connection with a secure destination endpoint if a secure call connection is needed, and to establish a connection with a non-secure destination endpoint if a non-secure call connection is needed.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining if a secure or a non-secure call connection is needed; blasting a call connection invite to a plurality of destination endpoints, blasting the call connection including sending the invite to the plurality of destination endpoints concurrently; determining if a responding destination endpoint is a secure or a non-secure destination endpoint, a response to the invite from a secure destination endpoint including a security key, a response to the invite from a non-secure destination endpoint including no security key; establishing a connection with a secure destination endpoint if a secure call connection is needed; and establishing a connection with a non-secure destination endpoint if a non-secure call connection is needed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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means for determining if a secure or a non-secure call connection is needed; means for blasting a call connection invite to a plurality of destination endpoints, blasting the call connection including sending the invite to the plurality of destination endpoints concurrently; means for determining if a responding destination endpoint is a secure or a non-secure destination endpoint, a response to the invite from a secure destination endpoint including a security key, a response to the invite from a non-secure destination endpoint including no security key; means for establishing a connection with a secure destination endpoint if a secure call connection is needed; and means for establishing a connection with a non-secure destination endpoint if a non-secure call connection is needed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A secure blast call apparatus comprising:
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a blast component to determine if a secure or a non-secure call connection is needed and to blast a call connection invite to a plurality of destination endpoints, blasting the call connection including sending the invite to the plurality of destination endpoints concurrently, a response to the invite from a secure destination endpoint including a security key, a response to the invite from a non-secure destination endpoint including no security key; and a connection component to determine if a responding destination endpoint is a secure or a non-secure destination endpoint, to establish a connection with a secure destination endpoint if a secure call connection is needed, and to establish a connection with a non-secure destination endpoint if a non-secure call connection is needed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a plurality of network elements including an originating gateway and a plurality of destination endpoints, each of the plurality of network elements including a secure blast call apparatus including a blast component to determine if a secure or a non-secure call connection is needed and to blast a call connection invite to a plurality of destination endpoints, blasting the call connection including sending the invite to the plurality of destination endpoints concurrently; and a connection component to determine if a responding destination endpoint is a secure or a non-secure destination endpoint, a response to the invite from a secure destination endpoint including a security key, a response to the invite from a non-secure destination endpoint including no security key, the connection component to establish a connection with a secure destination endpoint if a secure call connection is needed, and to establish a connection with a non-secure destination endpoint if a non-secure call connection is needed. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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