Solution to enhanced emergency services (e.g. 911) for IP telephony systems
AssigneeMitel Knowledge Corporation
InventorsEdward Darl Dunlap, George Thomas Kittle, Andre Joseph Pucyk
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Abstract
There is provided a method of maintaining physical location association with an IP telephony instrument. When a change of an Ethernet MAC address on a switch port is detected, an IP telephony call controller is notified of the change. At least one information prompt is sent from the IP telephony call controller to the IP telephony instrument. A response including a physical location of the IP telephony instrument is received and the physical location associated with the IP telephony instrument is maintained.
Claims10
A method of maintaining physical location association with an IP telephony instrument, comprising the steps of:
- detecting a change of an Ethernet MAC address on a switch port;
- notifying an IP telephony call controller of said change;
- sending at least one information prompt from the IP telephony call controller to the IP telephony instrument;
- receiving a response to said at least one information prompt, said response including a physical location of said IP telephony instrument;
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- maintaining said physical location in association with said IP telephony instrument.
A method of maintaining physical location association with an IP telephony instrument having an Ethernet MAC address in an IP system, comprising the steps of:
- sending at least one information prompt from a call controller to the IP telephony instrument, in response to rebooting of the IP system;
- receiving a response to said at least one information prompt, said response including a physical location of said IP telephony instrument;
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- maintaining said physical location in association with said IP telephony instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.