Patent ID: 7603457

Claim:
An arrangement, comprising: a plurality of network components comprising a monitoring component and a monitored component, each respective one of the plurality of network components comprising: a communication unit providing a direct communication to each of the other of plurality network components, a memory, the memory having an address of the monitoring component when the respective one of the plurality of components is being monitored, a processing unit, the processing unit monitors a voice call state of the respective one of the plurality of components, state information indicating call state is sent via the communication unit to the stored address when the respective one of the plurality of network components is being monitored, the voice call state indicates an availability of the respective one of the plurality of network components for voice communication, and the processing unit transmits a monitoring instruction to the monitored component when the respective one of the plurality of components is monitoring, the monitoring instruction comprises the address of the respective one of the plurality of network components and sent directly to the monitored component via the communication unit, wherein each of the plurality of network components is: addressable in a communication network, monitorable by each of the other of the plurality of network components via the processing unit, and equipped for monitoring each of the other plurality of network components via the communication unit, and wherein the communication network providing voice communication between the plurality of network components.