Method for setting up a communication connection and private branch exchange for carrying out the method

• US 8,254,374 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2008
• Issued: 08/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya GmbH & Company KG (Avaya Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Rodewald, Frank, Henneke, Dietmar, Baik, Thorsten, Boyle, Frank
• Primary Examiner(s): Thompson, Jr., Otis L
• Application Number:
  US12/234,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20090086723A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,436 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0012 Details of application programming interfaces [API] for telephone networks; Arrangements which combine a telephonic communication equipment and a computer, i.e. computer telephony integration [CPI] arrangements

Abstract

A communication connection between a calling communications terminal and a further communications terminal, the connection setup being initiated through the exchange of an invite message and a number of acknowledgment messages between the calling communications terminal, the further communications terminal and a higher-ranking communication-management module, the connection modalities relevant for the calling communications terminal being agreed in a first connection initiation sequence between the higher-ranking communication-management module and an application-management module allocated to the calling communications terminal, and a second connection initiation sequence being provided for agreeing the connection modalities relevant for the further communications terminal between the higher-ranking communication-management module and an application-management module allocated to the further communications terminal.

Claims

1. In a communications network, with one or more application servers providing full call information, and with a general communication management module communicating with half call messages with said one or more application servers, said general communication management module establishing a call between first and second communication terminals by a method comprising the steps of:

a. originating a call from said first communication terminal;

b. said general communication management module providing session management for said originating call and sending a call origination request to a first application server;

c. said first application server determining full call information for said call origination request from said first communication terminal and providing to said general communication management module said full call information in a half call message;

d. said general communication management module sending said full call information in a half call message to a second application server; and

e. said second application server completing the call between said first and second communication terminals using said full call information,

wherein said full call information includes originating and terminating connection parameters and control information for one or more of said first and said second application servers,

wherein said half call message is selected from the group of a first session initiation sequence message or a second session initiation sequence message, and

wherein a connection setup is initialized through an exchange of an invite message and a number of acknowledgment messages between said first communication terminal, said second communication terminal, and said general communication management module, connection parameters relevant for said first communication terminal being negotiated in a first connection initiation sequence between said general communication management module and said first application server, and a second connection initiation sequence being provided for negotiating connection parameters relevant for said second communication terminal between said general communication management module and said second application server, wherein as part of a first connection initiation sequence a signal element including control information for a second connection initiation sequence is added to an acknowledgment message output to said general communication management module by said first application server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said signal element is used to suppress a negotiation of the connection parameters relevant for said second communications terminal between said general communication management module and said second application server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said signal element is used to transmit a control signal to said second application server, said control signal triggering the output of a forwarding notification.

4. A communications network with one or more application servers providing full call information, and with a general communication management module communicating with half call messages with said one or more application servers, said general communication management module being set up for establishing a call between first and second communication terminals by a method comprising the steps of:

a. originating a call from said first communication terminal;

b. said general communication management module providing session management for said originating call and sending a call origination request to a first application server;

c. said first application server determining full call information for said call origination request from said first communication terminal and providing to said general communication management module said full call information in a half call message;

d. said general communication management module sending said full call information in a half call message to a second application server; and

e. said second application server completing the call between said first and second communication terminals using said full call information,

wherein said full call information includes originating and terminating connection parameters and control information for one or more of said first and said second application servers,

wherein said half call message is selected from the group of a first session initiation sequence message or a second session initiation sequence, and

wherein a connection setup is initialized through an exchange of an invite message and a number of acknowledgment messages between said first communication terminal, said second communication terminal, and said general communication management module, the connection parameters relevant for said first communication terminal being negotiated in a first connection initiation sequence between said general communication management module and said first application server, and a second connection initiation sequence being provided for negotiating connection parameters relevant for said second communication terminal between said general communication management module and said second application server, wherein as part of said first connection initiation sequence a signal element including a control information for said second connection initiation sequence is added to an acknowledgment message output to said general communication management module by said first application server.

5. A communications network comprising:

one or more application servers providing full call information in half call messages; and

a general communication management module communicating with said half call messages with said one or more application servers, said general communication management module being set up for establishing a call between first and second communication terminals, wherein at least one of said application servers can be controlled via a signal element integrated into an acknowledgment message forwarded by the general communication management module;

wherein said full call information includes originating and terminating connection parameters and control information for the one or more application servers,

wherein said half call messages are selected from the group of a first session initiation sequence message or a second session initiation sequence, and

wherein a connection setup is initialized through an exchange of an invite message and a number of acknowledgment messages between said first communication terminal, said second communication terminal, and said general communication management module, connection parameters relevant for said first communication terminal being negotiated in a first connection initiation sequence between said general communication management module and a first application server, and a second connection initiation sequence being provided for negotiating connection parameters relevant for said second communication terminal between said general communication management module and a second application server, wherein as part of said first connection initiation sequence a signal element including control information for said second connection initiation sequence is added to an acknowledgment message output to said general communication management module by said first application server.