Terminal-based instruction execution in an ip communications network

摘要

A method of handling events in a communications system including an IP-based network; the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving and storing in an Internet Protocol Terminal Equipment (IPTE) at least one event and corresponding default handling instruction, the event and default handling instruction being supplied by the network; (b) receiving in the IPTE an event notification during a session or session setup between the network and the IPTE, the event notification corresponding to one of the events stored in the IPTE; and (c) executing in the IPTE the default instruction corresponding to the event to which the event notification responds.