Method and apparatus for providing fault tolerance to intelligent voice-over-IP endpoint terminals
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsAndre Beck, Volker Hilt, Markus Hofmann
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Abstract
When an intelligent VoIP endpoint terminal on a VoIP network becomes inoperative for any reason and can't respond to a service request that it had been programmed for, rather than leaving that service request unfulfilled, a VoIP network-hosted instance of that primarily endpoint terminal-provided service is invoked to handle that request and provide the service that would have otherwise been provided by the endpoint terminal. The network-hosted instance thus executes the requested service on behalf of the unavailable endpoint terminal.
Claims21
A method in a VoIP network to which an intelligent VoIP endpoint terminal is connected, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining whether the intelligent VoIP endpoint terminal is responsive to providing an installed service;
- and
- providing the service from within the VoIP network only when it is determined that the VoIP endpoint is not responsive to providing the service.
Apparatus for use in a VoIP network to which an intelligent VoIP endpoint terminal is connected, the apparatus comprising:
- a proxy to determine whether the intelligent VoIP endpoint terminal is responsive to providing an installed service;
- and
- a fallback application server that provides the service from within the VoIP network only when the proxy determines that the VoIP endpoint is not responsive to providing the service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.