IP-based conferencing in a telecommunications network
First Claim
1. A telecommunications network comprising:
- at least one conference bridge; and
at least one routing device configured to;
receive a communication from a user of the telecommunications network, the communication comprising a request to initiate a collaboration conference;
identify the at least one conference bridge; and
transmit a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) refer command configured to route the communication from the user to the at least one conference bridge;
wherein, the at least one conference bridge is a SIP-based telecommunications device and is configured to host the collaboration conference in response to the communication from the user.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing routing service for managing and routing collaboration participants. In one embodiment, the conferencing system may utilize Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) to conduct the routing of the collaboration conferences within the telecommunications network. The SIP-based routing provides for the exchanging of information from one device of the conferencing system to another that is not available in non-IP based conferencing systems. Thus, through the use of IP-based telecommunication devices, the network provides beneficial features for collaboration conferencing.
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20 Claims
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1. A telecommunications network comprising:
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at least one conference bridge; and at least one routing device configured to; receive a communication from a user of the telecommunications network, the communication comprising a request to initiate a collaboration conference; identify the at least one conference bridge; and transmit a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) refer command configured to route the communication from the user to the at least one conference bridge; wherein, the at least one conference bridge is a SIP-based telecommunications device and is configured to host the collaboration conference in response to the communication from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for hosting a collaboration conference in a telecommunications network comprising:
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receiving a SIP request message for access to a collaboration conference from a requester'"'"'s communication device, the request comprising an identifier of the requester in the header of the SIP request message; selecting a hosting conference bridge from a plurality of conference bridges associated with the telecommunications network and configured to host a collaboration conference, wherein the hosting conference bridge is a session initiation protocol (SIP) based telecommunication device; transmitting a SIP request message to the selected hosting conference bridge, wherein the SIP-based request message comprises at least the conference identification number; and transmitting one or more SIP refer routing messages to the telecommunications network, wherein the one or more routing messages comprise at least an internet protocol (IP) address of the selected hosting conference bridge. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for hosting a collaboration conference in a telecommunications network, the system comprising:
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a network interface unit configured to receive a communication from a user of a communications network to establish a collaboration conference on the network; an application server in communication with the network interface unit; and a computer-readable medium connected to the application server configured to store information and instructions that, when executed by the application server, performs the operations of; receiving a session initiation protocol (SIP) request message from a routing device of the network, the SIP request message comprising a request for at least one communication port of a hosting conference bridge associated with the network, wherein the hosting conference bridge is a SIP based telecommunication device; reserving at least one communication port of the hosting conference bridge; transmitting a SIP-based acknowledgement message in response to the SIP request message, the acknowledgement message comprising at least the IP address of the hosting conference bridge; receiving a SIP refer message; and hosting a collaboration conference of a plurality of users of the network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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