AU729779B2 - Method and apparatus for conferencing in an expandable telecommunications system - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for conferencing in an expandable telecommunications system Download PDF

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AU729779B2
AU729779B2 AU62736/98A AU6273698A AU729779B2 AU 729779 B2 AU729779 B2 AU 729779B2 AU 62736/98 A AU62736/98 A AU 62736/98A AU 6273698 A AU6273698 A AU 6273698A AU 729779 B2 AU729779 B2 AU 729779B2
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James F. Allen
Mark P Hebert
Michael E. Noonan
Robert H. Squires
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Excel Switching Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/56—Arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities
    • H04M3/562—Arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities where the conference facilities are distributed
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/56—Arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities
    • H04M3/567—Multimedia conference systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/42—Loop networks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/64—Hybrid switching systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M7/00—Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres
    • H04M7/006—Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer

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  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Telephonic Communication Services (AREA)
  • Data Exchanges In Wide-Area Networks (AREA)
  • Exchange Systems With Centralized Control (AREA)
AU62736/98A 1997-02-28 1998-02-06 Method and apparatus for conferencing in an expandable telecommunications system Ceased AU729779B2 (en)

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US08/808840 1997-02-28
US08/808,840 US5920546A (en) 1997-02-28 1997-02-28 Method and apparatus for conferencing in an expandable telecommunications system
PCT/US1998/002442 WO1998038785A2 (en) 1997-02-28 1998-02-06 Method and apparatus for conferencing in an expandable telecommunications system

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EP (1) EP0963652B1 (https=)
JP (1) JP3895390B2 (https=)
CN (1) CN1086881C (https=)
AT (1) ATE383713T1 (https=)
AU (1) AU729779B2 (https=)
CA (1) CA2282428C (https=)
DE (1) DE69838975T2 (https=)
WO (1) WO1998038785A2 (https=)

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WO1998038785A3 (en) 1998-12-03
EP0963652A2 (en) 1999-12-15
AU6273698A (en) 1998-09-18
CN1086881C (zh) 2002-06-26
DE69838975D1 (de) 2008-02-21
CA2282428A1 (en) 1998-09-03
EP0963652B1 (en) 2008-01-09
JP3895390B2 (ja) 2007-03-22
CN1192097A (zh) 1998-09-02
ATE383713T1 (de) 2008-01-15
WO1998038785A2 (en) 1998-09-03
CA2282428C (en) 2007-01-09
US5920546A (en) 1999-07-06
JP2001513297A (ja) 2001-08-28

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