CONFIGURATION SERVER FOR CLIENTS REGISTRATION TO AN IP NETWORK BASED SERVICE, RELATED CLIENT TERMINAL AND IP NETWORK

摘要

The invention relates to a server (SC) for configuring the registration of a client using at least one terminal with a multimedia service implemented on an IP network by a plurality of service elements. The configuration server includes a means (M4) for sending configuration parameters (IC) adapted to the client before his registration at said service elements, a means (M2) for including said client in a first client group (G1) from a plurality of client groups based on a first distribution depending at least on the processing capacity of said service element, a means (M3) for calculating the first time distribution parameters (PT1) of the registrations for the client terminals in said group, said parameters defining a first registration rate particular to said group (G1), and the sending means (M4) being adapted to send to said client terminal said first time distribution parameters (PT1) of the registrations for said group.