Patent ID: 8107460
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A telephone system comprising: a session controller; and one or more nodes coupled to the session controller, wherein each node includes a service gateway coupled to one or more terminals; wherein each service gateway of the one or more nodes is comprised of at least a reflector, propagator, and control signal distributor, and wherein each service gateway of the one or more nodes includes its own said reflector, own said propagator, and own said control signal distributor; wherein a first terminal of a first node is configured to convey a media packet to a first service gateway during a page activity; wherein in response to determining one or more terminating terminals are associated with one or more remote nodes, the first service gateway is configured to propagate the media packet to one or more other service gateways associated with the one or more terminating terminals; wherein in response to determining one or more terminating terminals are included in the first node, the first service gateway is configured to reflect the media packet back to the one or more terminating terminals included in the first node; wherein the first terminal of the first node is configured to convey a start page request to the first service gateway to initiate a page activity between the first terminal and one or more terminating terminals, and wherein the first service gateway is configured to convey the start page request to the session controller; and wherein in response to receiving the start page request from the first service gateway, the session controller is configured to convey one or more first control signals to one or more respective service gateways, wherein each of said respective service gateways is different from the first service gateway.