Disclosed is a method for achieving a
signaling process of a high speed
facsimile supported by medium ability, wherein H.248 protocol
mutual information and control fax businesses are adapted between a
soft switch and a gateway to be compatible with both T.38 and VBD fax
modes at the same time, in which T.38 mode is selected preferably, then the VBD mode; the
soft switch control fax sending terminal consults with both gateways of the receiving terminal about fax
modes and fax medium channel information; after the fax is finished, according to working states of switch mechanism set by the
soft switch, the switch is turned to voice talking state or a call is released directly without turning the switch to the voice talking state. Said effective medium ability consultation method in accordance with the present invention is capable of assigning dynamicly
IP address of fax medium, port number and coding manner, and is capable of achieving fax
interconnection between different plants and different operators when being carried out over the whole net. The
signaling process defined by the present invention is compact, legible, effective and reliable, gives less additional
mutual information to a voice call, can support a fax business crossing a soft switch, and exhibits excellent feasibility of implementation.