Siemens develops small telephone network with peer-to-peer
Intended primarily for small companies with up to 16 telephones, the HiPath BizIP telephones are directly connected to one another and communicate much like participants in an Internet file-sharing service (peer-to-peer, P2P) where computers exchange data without detours through a central server, the company says.
The developers at Siemens shifted the switchboard function to the telephones themselves, where users simply connect BizIP-410 model phones to an existing network.
The phones are designed to recognise one another via the integrated peer-to-peer protocols and automatically configure themselves.
New telephones connected to the network will send an electronic notice to the other phones, and each telephone receives the next free internal telephone numbers, Siemens says.
The P2P protocol requires only 400kB of memory, the company adds. If one telephone fails, the data that was stored on it is provided by other phones, Siemens continues.
The telephones are designed to offer the usual functions, including three-line conferencing, call forwarding and call hold. Users can also place calls with VoIP.
An access device from Siemens connects the existing company network with the Internet, aiming to make it possible to download updates onto the individual phones.
This small box – called BizIP AD 20 – provides an Ethernet connection for broadband Internet access, Siemens concludes.
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