Patent ID: 8588210
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for enabling floor control in a communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a first message requesting initiation of a PTT session, the first message comprising a communication description protocol packet, the communication description protocol packet comprising a first floor control profile, the first floor control profile comprising at least one of a first set of floor control parameters and a first list of potential floor owners; accepting the PTT session; determining a second floor control profile corresponding to the accepted PTT session prior to the PTT session being established, the second floor control profile comprising a second set of floor control parameters and wherein the second floor control profile is substituted for the first floor control profile as a floor control profile for the PTT session; communicating at least a portion of the second floor control profile prior to the PTT session being established; and communicating different portions of the second floor control profile to different non-endpoint entities in the communication system and the entire second floor control profile to endpoints participating in the session.