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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2014
Shoretel, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kent A. Fritz, Mountain View, CA (US);
ShoreTel, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for mesh conferencing using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signaling includes at least three endpoints communicatively coupled to each other via media paths. The media paths are for exchanging media communications between the at least three endpoints. At least one controller is communicatively coupled to each of the at least three endpoints via control paths separate from the media paths. The control paths are for exchanging SIP messages to setup the media communications between the at least three endpoints as a mesh conference. Upon establishment of the mesh conference, each of the at least three endpoints may be configured to send a media stream via one of the media paths to each of the others of the at least three endpoints and to receive a media stream via one of the media paths from each of the others of the at least three endpoints.