Multi-Domain Conference Manager for Inter-Network Session Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing telecommunications systems face challenges in managing inter-domain communication sessions across multiple telecommunications networks managed by different service providers, limiting the ability of businesses to leverage all available telecommunications resources effectively.
Innovation Solution
The Multi-Domain Conference Manager (MDCM) subscribes to a network management platform, coordinates conference-related events, and establishes cascaded links between bridging resources across different domains, enabling seamless communication across multiple telecommunications networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple telecommunications networks are managed by different service providers, then each network can be optimized independently, but coordination and management of inter-domain communication sessions becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a session manager as an intermediary component that coordinates communication sessions across multiple teleconferencing domains. The session manager receives session initiation requests, determines the appropriate domain for each endpoint, and establishes connections through domain-specific conferencing managers, thereby simplifying cross-domain session management while maintaining independent network optimization
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the teleconferencing infrastructure into multiple independent domains, each with its own conferencing manager and resources. This segmentation allows each domain to be optimized independently while the session manager provides coordinated access across domains, resolving the contradiction between independent optimization and unified management
2Productivity
If conferencing resources are distributed across multiple domains, then resource utilization increases, but connectivity and coordination between domains becomes problematic
Solution Approach 1:
The session manager provides universal functionality by handling multiple types of communication sessions across different domains through a unified interface. It can manage audio, video, and data sessions while working with various domain-specific conferencing managers, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining distributed resource utilization
Solution Approach 2:
The session manager acts as a mediator between endpoints and domain-specific conferencing managers, translating universal session requests into domain-specific connections. This intermediary approach enables seamless inter-domain connectivity while preserving the benefits of distributed resource placement
3Ease of operation
If a unified interface is provided for multiple teleconferencing domains, then ease of use improves, but the complexity of managing diverse conferencing resources increases
Solution Approach 1:
The session manager serves as an intermediary that presents a unified, simplified interface to endpoints while handling the complexity of diverse conferencing resources behind the scenes. It translates user-friendly session requests into appropriate domain-specific resource allocations, thereby maintaining ease of operation while managing resource complexity
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AI summary
A conference management system, network, and method for enabling the management of teleconference resources across multiple telecommunications networks that serve multiple conference domains. A disclosed multi-domain conference manager (MDCM) subscribes to a network management platform and for one or more sets of entities. Each set defines a particular combination of i) communications service provider(s) (CSP) and ii) enterprise, in which the combination defines a particular scope of management. When a conference-related event occurs, such as a particular conference involving video endpoints being set up with a unified communications (UC) network, the MDCM can notify a CSP network that is within a same scope of management as the UC network, to report on related events as they occur. The MDCM can then coordinate the connection of resources associated with the multiple domains via a cascaded link between bridging resources that serve the different domains.