System and method for enabling fault tolerant H.323 systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6693874
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09320825

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An H.323 client terminal (102) according to an embodiment of the invention employs primary and secondary H.323 control units or state machines (110a, 110b). The primary control unit (110a) sends signaling messages to a primary gatekeeper (108a) and triggers the secondary control unit (110b) to send a message with an appropriate correlation identifier to a secondary gatekeeper (108b). The primary control unit (110a) establishes a call per standard H.323 protocols. The secondary control unit (110b) also establishes a call via a secondary gatekeeper (108b). However, no media channels are established for this back up call. As the secondary control unit (110b) receives signaling from the secondary gatekeeper (108b), it checks the status of the call with the primary control unit (110a). If the call signaling on the primary control unit (110a) is proceeding normally, no further action is taken. If the call signaling with the primary gatekeeper (108a) fails, the secondary control unit (110b) takes over communication.

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UNIFY GMBH & CO KG80807 MÜNCHEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beyda, William J Cupertino, CA 170 8265
Ruppin, Naomi Frid Herzelia, IL 1 31
Shaffer, Shmuel Palo Alto, CA 597 22185
Shalev, Uzi Reut, IL 2 32

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