Patent ID: 8059795
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A distributed VoIP system, comprising: a first switch coupled to a network and configured to provide voicemail features to a first group of one or more users, the first switch also configured to manage communications of communication devices associated with the first group of one or more users; a voicemail server coupled to the network, the voicemail server configured to provide voicemail features to a second group of one or more users; and a second switch coupled to the network and coupled to the voicemail server, the second switch configured to manage communications of communication devices associated with the second group of one or more users, wherein the first switch is configured to store voicemail data associated with only the first group, and the voicemail server is configured to store the voicemail data associated with both the first group and the second group.