Patent ID: 8405705

Claim:
A method comprising: registering, using a conference adapter, a first conference server using a first signaling functionality and a second conference server using a second signaling functionality; registering, using the conference adapter, a first endpoint using the first signaling functionality and a second endpoint using the second signaling functionality; receiving, at the conference adapter, a connection request from the first endpoint to connect to a conference session hosted by the second conference server; determining, using the conference adapter and using registration information associated with the first endpoint and the second conference server, signaling functionality translation between the first endpoint and the second conference server; establishing communications, using the conference adapter, between the first endpoint and the second conference server based on the signaling functionality translation, while maintaining communications between the conference adapter and the second conference server using the second signaling functionality and between the conference adapter and the first endpoint using the first signaling functionality; and maintaining communications between the first endpoint and the second conference server based on using the first signaling functionality between the conference adapter and the first endpoint and using the second signaling functionality between the conference adapter and the second conference server.