A system configures a test case including a test script to validate a new product. The test script has a logic flow for communications through a sequence of network nodes and the test case includes pass/fail criteria for parameter data of packets communicated between the sequence of network nodes. The system initiates an automation engine that is configured to execute the test script and validates the new product based on actual parameter data relative to the pass/fail criteria. The system simulates the enhanced calling or messaging communications service to utilize by the new product during the test. The system instantiates a network probe that captures packets of the network nodes and extracts actual parameter data, which is compared to expected parameter data to generate test results relative to the pass/fail criteria. The system can present an indication that the new product passed/failed the test case based on the test results.

When an SIP server receives a call signal addressed to a callee side terminal, the SIP server transmits a warning signal to the callee side terminal before transmitting the call signal to the callee side terminal when an international call identifier indicating that the call signal passes through a foreign country is set in the call signal. In addition, when the SIP server receives the call signal addressed to the callee side terminal, the SIP server includes a warning that the caller number is disguised in a warning signal when an international call identifier indicating that the call signal passes through a foreign country is set in the call signal and the caller number of the call signal is a number from a country in which the callee side terminal is located.

In an example embodiment of present disclosure, a method and apparatus to exchange an SSRC value between a client and a server for implicit floor requests are disclosed. In an embodiment, the exchange of the SSRC value between the client and the server for implicit floor requests is being done with Explicit Grant Support during a Multi-Talker MCPTT call where the SSRC sharing in FMTP media attribute of Session Description Protocol (SDP). In an embodiment, exchange of the SSRC value between the client and the server for implicit floor requests is being done with Implicit Grant Support during a Multi-Talker MCPTT call where the SSRC sharing in FMTP media attribute of SDP. In an embodiment, exchange of the SSRC value between the client and the server for implicit floor requests is being done with Implicit/Explicit Grant Support during a Multi-Talker MCPTT call where the SSRC sharing in SSRC and FMTP media attribute of SDP.

A communication system with enhanced collaboration functionality. During operations of the new communication system, users (e.g., online meeting, conference, call, or presentation attendees or participants operating a client device in communication via a communications network) join a collaboration session via their preferred collaboration application. One of the attendees wants to get their document or other content seen, so they share their screen and start to present their content. With the new communication system, an attendee chooses to initiate a collaboration option (e.g., clicking a button in a user interface such as “Create a conference call” button), while identifying or highlighting a subset or portion of the presented content as relevant to the new collaboration event. Attendees are added to an ad hoc conference meeting (or other new or spawned collaboration event), and the content that is originally asserted as the topic of conversation is displayed in the conferencing apparatus.

Systems, methods, and devices for establishing a context-centric shared-viewing party. A processor in a network server may determine content for shared viewing based on inputs received from a user via a user device, and select a context participant group. Each of the user and participants in the selected group may share a commonality with the other participants in that group. The processor may receive complementary context from at least one or more of the user device or user devices of participants in the selected group. The processor may generate a context stream based on the received contextualized content, and send the context stream to the user device.

Methods, systems, and apparatus can be used to provide handover of on-hold sessions in converged networks. In various example implementations, an on-hold session between a mobile communication device and a fixed packet network-connected peer CPE can be handed over from a fixed packet domain to a cellular domain, and vice versa. In various example implementations, an on-hold session between a mobile communication device and a PSTN-connected peer CPE can be handed over from a fixed packet domain to a cellular domain, and vice versa.

Methods, systems, and apparatus can be used to provide handover of on-hold sessions in converged networks. In various example implementations, an on-hold session between a mobile communication device and a fixed packet network-connected peer CPE can be handed over from a fixed packet domain to a cellular domain, and vice versa. In various example implementations, an on-hold session between a mobile communication device and a PSTN-connected peer CPE can be handed over from a fixed packet domain to a cellular domain, and vice versa.

A cloud-based communication system for monitoring a collaboration session. Based on the monitoring, the system identifies a collaboration event that indicates desirability of a break or that a digression from a session topic has or is occurring. When a collaboration event is identified, a prompt is communicated to the facilitator of the collaboration session. The collaboration event may be defined in a variety of ways such as participant fatigue, participant distraction, or the like. The system provides the facilitator with actions to be initiated by the system (automatically or in response to facilitator/user input) to respond to an identified communication event. The actions include initiating a break, acting to avoid or reduce session digressions, and creating a highlight reel of the collaboration session, including a number of unique features enabling more efficient retrieval and/or review of data. A distracted or fatigued participant can be directed to access the highlight reel.

A system, topology, and methods to enable certain session functions to be conducted over many session devices or over a large geographical area via geographically distributed servers. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

A system, topology, and methods to enable certain session functions to be conducted over many session devices or over a large geographical area via geographically distributed servers. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.