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- Patent Title: System and method for providing a compatibility feature in a session initiation protocol (SIP) environment
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Application No.: US11364754Application Date: 2006-02-27
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Publication No.: US07701971B2Publication Date: 2010-04-20
- Inventor: Tripti Agarwal , Ho Bao , David R. Daiker , Richard A. Frisk , David Wayne Mills , John K. Restrick, Jr.
- Applicant: Tripti Agarwal , Ho Bao , David R. Daiker , Richard A. Frisk , David Wayne Mills , John K. Restrick, Jr.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: H04L12/56
- IPC: H04L12/56 ; H04J1/16

Abstract:
According to an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for addressing compatibility in a session protocol environment is provided that includes a communications platform operable to communicate with a first endpoint and a second endpoint and to recognize signaling capabilities of the first and second endpoints. The apparatus also includes a media termination point (MTP) operable to communicate with the endpoints and the communications platform, the media termination point being provisioned by the communications platform in a stream that involves the first and second endpoints if a signaling compatibility issue is present amongst the endpoints. If an out-of-band digit from the first endpoint is received by the communications platform, the out-of-band digit is sent to the MTP, which is operable to inject a digit associated with the second protocol into the communication session such that a mapping occurs between the digits for the first and second protocols.
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