摘要:
A method and an Ethernet local area network are described herein in which the Ethernet local area network is configured to enable a talking device (e.g., microphone) to send a media stream to one or more listening devices (e.g., speakers). In one embodiment, the method for configuring the Ethernet local area network includes the following steps: (1) providing a user of a talking device with a “relevant” catalog which contains information including positional information about one or more listening devices; (2) allowing the user to interface with the “relevant” catalog so they can select at least one of the listening device(s); (3) enabling the talking device to send a subscribe-request message to the selected listening device(s) requesting that the selected listening device(s) subscribe to the talking device; (4) and sending a media stream from the talking device to the selected listening device(s).
摘要:
A method and an Ethernet local area network are described herein in which the Ethernet local area network is configured to enable a talking device (e.g., microphone) to send a media stream to one or more listening devices (e.g., speakers). In one embodiment, the method for configuring the Ethernet local area network includes the following steps: (1) providing a user of a talking device with a “relevant” catalog which contains information including positional information about one or more listening devices; (2) allowing the user to interface with the “relevant” catalog so they can select at least one of the listening device(s); (3) enabling the talking device to send a subscribe-request message to the selected listening device(s) requesting that the selected listening device(s) subscribe to the talking device; (4) and sending a media stream from the talking device to the selected listening device(s).
摘要:
Traffic through a bridge or other network device is directed in a manner that enables link aggregation and other layer-2 protocols to operate fully, even though the device may have as few as a single bidirectional link, with the remaining links being unidirectional. The protocol stack logic of the network device includes shim logic that receives traffic and processes it to determine to where it is to be directed.
摘要:
Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating performance of multi-media, and other communication, services at an Ethernet network. A bridge provides communication control operations at the Ethernet network. Audio-video bridge domains are defined at the network. Service discovery messages generated by communication devices of a particular domain are forwarded only to other communication devices of the same domain. Redefinition and reconfiguration of the domains is made, as needed, all best to facilitate performance of the communication service.
摘要:
Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating performance of multi-media, and other communication, services at an Ethernet network. A bridge provides communication control operations at the Ethernet network. Audio-video bridge domains are defined at the network. Service discovery messages generated by communication devices of a particular domain are forwarded only to other communication devices of the same domain. Redefinition and reconfiguration of the domains is made, as needed, all best to facilitate performance of the communication service.
摘要:
A presence system is provided with a communications device associated with a presentity that is capable of displaying a respective presentity presence state indicating a respective availability of the presentity as provided by a presence system to each contact on a contact list of the presentity. The communications device includes a presence user client communicatively coupled to the presence system to receive presence information associated with the presentity, in which the presence information includes the respective presentity presence states for the contacts on the contact list, and a display for displaying the contact list and a respective representation of the respective presentity presence state for each contact on the contact list.
摘要:
Scalable presence distribution system and method are described. In one embodiment, a presence distribution system comprises a plurality of presence servers and a centralized management function for coordinating registration of a presentity with one or more of the plurality of presence servers.
摘要:
A lightpath segmentation system and method for use in a GMPLS network is described. In one embodiment, lightpaths are divided into segments according to the distribution of the wavelength-converter-equipped optical switches, or nodes, within a WDM network. As the number of hops within the segment increases, a lightpath segmentation probability increases. When a wavelength-converter-equipped node receives an LSP Request message, it calculates the LPSP and, if the LPSP exceeds a threshold, the node sets up a lightpath between itself and the ingress node or a previous upstream wavelength-converter-equipped node, if the lightpath has already been segmented.
摘要:
System and method for implementing hunting groups for instant messaging (“IM”) are described. One embodiment is a method for implementing IM group hunting by an IM event server (IMES). The method comprises receiving a request from a first user to initiate an IM session with any one member of a group; responsive to the request, automatically determining a group member available for participating in an IM session with the first user; and establishing an IM session between the first user and the available group member.
摘要:
A presence enabled call hunting group provides for identification of available terminals in the call hunting group using presence information. Upon receiving a request for a communication session with the presence enabled call hunting group, a call server retrieves the presence information of each terminal in the group of terminals forming the presence enabled call hunting group and the presence information of each presentity associated the terminals in the presence enabled call hunting group from a presence system that aggregates the presence information from multiple presence sources. The call server uses the presence information to identify available presentities and available terminals associated with the available presentities within the call hunting group, and directs the communication session towards one of the available terminals.