System and method for maintaining the physical location association of an IP telephone

摘要

There is provided a method of maintaining physical location association with an IP telephony instrument. When a change of an Ethernet MAC address on a switch port is detected, an IP telephony call controller is notified of the change. At least one information prompt is sent from the IP telephony call controller to the IP telephony instrument. A response including a physical location of the IP telephony instrument is received and the physical location associated with the IP telephony instrument is maintained.