Paul Mossman wrote:
> Damian wrote:
>>> We have to implement it in a generic way (not limited to Polycom 
>>> sets).
>>> Polycom plugin can recognize that lines are shared and create a 
>>> specific configuration. In the sense of "plug-in" vs.
>>> "core" functionality it's no different from let's say phonebooks or 
>>> time zone features.
> 
> What other phones will this support?  What will happen if it's enabled
> for a phone that does not support it?
> 

Nothing. But if we do it right it won't be possible to mark as shared lines
on the phones that do not support it. Plug-in will report if shared line
functionality is enabled and we core will only display relevant UI if it
is. If we do it on the user level, the plug-ins that do not support this
feature will ignore the setting.

> 
> Carolyn wrote:
>> In addition to the set-specific config, the shared user must 
>> be saved in some file so that the Appearance Agent (or Shared 
>> Line Agent, or other name suggestions welcomed) knows about 
>> it.  I am not sure if that should be done on the main Add 
>> User page, or should be implicit from doing the set-specific 
>> config (though I prefer the set-specific stuff to be 
>> implicit, and the shared setting done at the user level - 
>> which might impose the limitation that all appearances of a 
>> user marked shared will in fact be shared - which is not 
>> actually required by the I-D, but seems reasonable to me).
> 

As you write there are 2 ways to do it:
(1) "shared" is an attribute of the line
(2) "shared" is an attribute of the user

(1) has the advantage of being able to configure shared and non-shared
appearance and it will also be possible for sipXconfig to clearly
demonstrate if "shared line" functionality is available for the specific lines
(2) has the advantage of being easier to configure - one click and all
user's accounts (acttually all on the phones that support it) become shared

I am OK with either approach. Can anyone tell a story that would clearly
demonstrate that one is better than the other?


> Maybe it doesn't need to be configured at all?
> 
> i.e. The superadmin has configured two Polycoms to both have a line
> registered to the same user.  Therefore both phones can make and receive
> calls on that line.  It makes sense that both phones should then be able
> to see the status of the line and pick up call that are on hold.
> 
> This depends of course on how graceful non-supporting phones can be
> handled.  
> 
> Also, suppose the feature is configured "on" for all users (in the
> Shared Line Agent), but no phones in the system are configured to use
> it.  What is the CPU and SIP messaging overhead for a user with one
> registered phone?  With more than one registered phone?
> 
> 
> -Paul
> [email protected]
> 

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