公开(公告)号：EP0999686A3

公开(公告)日：2000-10-11

申请号：EP99308424.3

申请日：1999-10-25

Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Inventor： Aravamudan, Murali ,  Iver, Prakash

IPC: H04M3/56

CPC classification number: H04M3/56

Abstract: A conference bridge is selected for a conference call so as to reduce the overall cost of the conference call, and the conference bride selected may be changed dynamically, e.g., as parties are added or dropped from the conference call, so as to continuously maintain the low cost of the conference call. User telephones are connected via device servers, which may include a packet circuit gateway (PCG), to a packet network which provides both transport and service. Accordingly, in response to a request for a conference call, the packet network determines the parties to be on the conference call and selects a conference bridge that results in the lowest cost for the conference call, e.g., a bridge located more closely to two of the parties on the conference call. In the event the parties on the conference call change, e.g., by adding an additional party and possibly also by dropping a party already on the call, a new conference bridge is selected for the call that would keep the cost low for the call as configured with the revised parties and the information streams from all of the parties that remain on the call are directed the new conference bridge. Once the transition to the new conference bridge is completed, the old conference bridge is released for use by another conference.

公开(公告)号：EP0999686A2

公开(公告)日：2000-05-10

申请号：EP99308424.3

申请日：1999-10-25

Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Inventor： Aravamudan, Murali ,  Iver, Prakash

IPC: H04M3/56

CPC classification number: H04M3/56

Abstract: A conference bridge is selected for a conference call so as to reduce the overall cost of the conference call, and the conference bride selected may be changed dynamically, e.g., as parties are added or dropped from the conference call, so as to continuously maintain the low cost of the conference call. User telephones are connected via device servers, which may include a packet circuit gateway (PCG), to a packet network which provides both transport and service. Accordingly, in response to a request for a conference call, the packet network determines the parties to be on the conference call and selects a conference bridge that results in the lowest cost for the conference call, e.g., a bridge located more closely to two of the parties on the conference call. In the event the parties on the conference call change, e.g., by adding an additional party and possibly also by dropping a party already on the call, a new conference bridge is selected for the call that would keep the cost low for the call as configured with the revised parties and the information streams from all of the parties that remain on the call are directed the new conference bridge. Once the transition to the new conference bridge is completed, the old conference bridge is released for use by another conference.

Abstract translation: 会议桥被选择用于会议呼叫以降低电话会议的总体成本，并且所选择的会议新娘可以动态地改变，例如，当电话会议从电话会议中被添加或者丢弃时，以便持续地维护 电话会议成本低。 用户电话通过可以包括分组电路网关（PCG）的设备服务器连接到提供传输和服务的分组网络。 因此，响应于会议呼叫的请求，分组网络确定各方正在进行电话会议并且选择导致会议呼叫的最低成本的会议桥，例如，位置更靠近两个 电话会议各方。 如果电话会议中的各方发生改变，例如通过增加一个通话方，并且可能还通过放弃已经通话的一方，则为该通话选择一个新的会议电话桥，以保持配置的呼叫成本低 修改后的各方以及来自所有仍在通话的各方的信息流将引导新的会议桥。 一旦完成到新会议桥的转换，旧会议桥将被释放以供其他会议使用。