Centralized Terminal Management in IMS and IP-PBX Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current 3GPP specifications for VINE environments do not adequately address the management of all terminals connected in a telecommunications environment, including both enterprise and mobile network sides, which is essential for effective communication session management.
Innovation Solution
A method and server for managing fixed and mobile terminals by determining and updating a database with terminal registration information and capacities, including type of media and bandwidth, to facilitate centralized management and provide this information to equipment on request.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a centralized database is implemented to manage all terminals in VINE environment, then terminal management capability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a centralized database as an intermediary component that mediates between the IMS network and IP-PBX equipment. This database collects and stores terminal registration information from both networks, providing a unified view without requiring direct complex integration between the IMS and IP-PBX systems. The database acts as a mediator that simplifies the overall system architecture while enabling comprehensive terminal management.
Solution Approach 2:
The centralized database is designed to handle multiple functions: storing terminal registration information from IMS networks, storing terminal registration information from IP-PBX equipment, providing terminal lists to application servers, and enabling communication session management. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems, reducing overall complexity while improving management capability.
2Productivity
If terminal capacity information is collected and stored centrally, then communication session management is improved, but information security risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the centralized database provides terminal capacity information to application servers on-demand, rather than exposing all data continuously. Application servers query the database only when needed for specific communication sessions, allowing the system to provide necessary information while maintaining security through controlled access and audit trails.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by providing different levels of access to different components. The database stores comprehensive terminal information centrally, but application servers receive only the specific terminal capacity information needed for their particular communication session management tasks. This selective information distribution maintains security while enabling efficient session management.
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AI summary
A method for managing fixed and mobile terminals in an environment comprising a mobile network including an IMS network and a company network including an IP-PBX system, the method consisting, in particular, of: - defining (S30) the mobile terminals of the mobile network registered with the IMS network, and the company terminals registered with the IP-PBX system of the company network; - obtaining (S32) the capacities of any terminal defined as being registered, depending on the case, with the IMS network or with the IP-PBX system, during the initialisation of a multimedia communication session via the IMS network involving said terminal; - updating (S31, S33) a database with information identifying the mobile terminals of the mobile network registered with the IMS network, and the company terminals registered with the IP-PBX system, and with information representative of the capacities obtained for each identified terminal.