Cisco Technology, Inc.

Vivek Bhargava

Paul Edwin Jones

Kevin Roy McMenamy

Ganesh Jayadevan

Graham Geoffrey Gudgin

A system and method for maintaining provisioned configuration for an endpoint in a packet switched communications network are disclosed, the communications network utilizing a signalling protocol between the endpoint and at least one gatekeeper. The gatekeeper receives a request from the endpoint, determines the addresses of an assigned gatekeeper and at least one alternate gatekeeper, and transmits the addresses to the endpoint within the signalling protocol. The endpoint sends a message to its assigned gatekeeper, and if the assigned gatekeeper is responsive, the endpoint receives an indication confirming that the Gatekeeper is available. If the assigned gatekeeper is unresponsive, the endpoint registers with an alternate gatekeeper, but periodically sends a polling status request to its assigned gatekeeper, so that when the assigned gatekeeper becomes responsive, the endpoint may then register with its assigned gatekeeper.

System and method for maintaining a provisioned configuration for an endpoint in a communications network

A system for client initiated authentication comprises a user agent client and a user agent server. The user agent client is operable to communicate a session initiation protocol request. The session initiation protocol request comprises an authenticate header and a require header that comprises a server authentication tag. The user agent server is operable to receive the session initiation protocol request. The user agent server is further operable to communicate a session initiation protocol response in response to the session initiation protocol request. The session initiation protocol response comprises an authorization header having a credential of the user agent server.

System and method for client initiated authentication in a session initiation protocol environment

A cluster of alternate gatekeepers handles the load of a single logical zone. The alternate gatekeepers exchange signals among each other according to a special cluster protocol. Each alternate gatekeeper may be connected and exchange signals with endpoint devices.

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