Abstract: An annotated comment provides context for user comments in an online conference. A conference device obtains online conference data from an online conference between user endpoints, and provides an output of the online conference data to a user device. The conference device obtains a user comment from a user interface of the user device, and obtains a transcribed context portion of the online conference data. The conference device generates an annotated comment including the user comment and the transcribed context portion, and adds the annotated comment to the online conference data.

Abstract: A method including: receiving, at a conference unit, a command to establish a conference call between the conference unit and another conference unit, the conference unit being connected to at least one access point and the access point being accessible by a terminal; utilizing, by the conference unit, an internet telephony protocol to setup at least one media line between the conference unit and the other conference unit; establishing at least one data channel that transmits LAN traffic between the conference unit and the other conference unit utilizing the internet telephony protocol; establishing, by the conference unit, a connection with the terminal, the terminal being part of a combined local area network; and receiving, at the conference unit, an input from the terminal via the connection to access the combined local area network.

Abstract: A method including: receiving, at a conference unit, a command to establish a conference call between the conference unit and another conference unit, the conference unit being connected to at least one access point and the access point being accessible by a terminal; utilizing, by the conference unit, an internet telephony protocol to setup at least one media line between the conference unit and the other conference unit; establishing at least one data channel that transmits LAN traffic between the conference unit and the other conference unit utilizing the internet telephony protocol; establishing, by the conference unit, a connection with the terminal, the terminal being part of a combined local area network; and receiving, at the conference unit, an input from the terminal via the connection to access the combined local area network.

Abstract: A STUN message is received at a router device in a network from a client device in the network along a network path. The STUN message is evaluated for information that indicates to the router device to modify media that is subsequently sent along the network path. If the evaluating indicates that the router device is to modify the media, the media is modified in accordance with information in the STUN message that indicates attributes of the network.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for detecting network characteristics. At a first endpoint device configured to communicate with a second endpoint device in a network, a request is made to a relay server in a network for an address and port assignment on the relay server. The address and port assignment are obtained from the relay server, and a probing packet is sent at a first time instance to the relay server at an address and port corresponding to the address and port assignment. The first time instance is stored in a timestamp field of the probing packet. A response packet responsive to the probing packet is then received from the address and port on the relay server at a second time instance. The second time instance is stored in a timestamp field of the response packet.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for optimizing a choice of relay servers for optimizing network traffic flow between peer devices in a network. An allocate request message is received from a router device in a network and is destined for a relay server in the network. The message requests a public identifier from the relay server for the client device. Identifier information is inserted in the message that indicates an identity of the router device. A server device configured to operate as a relay server in the network receives the allocate request message. Based on the identifier information, the server device selects a particular router device in the network path to operate as a newly designated relay server for the client device. The server device sends to the client device an alternate server response message that indicates that the particular router device is selected as the newly designated relay server.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for detecting network characteristics. At a first endpoint device configured to communicate with a second endpoint device in a network, a request is made to a relay server in a network for an address and port assignment on the relay server. The address and port assignment are obtained from the relay server, and a probing packet is sent at a first time instance to the relay server at an address and port corresponding to the address and port assignment. The first time instance is stored in a timestamp field of the probing packet. A response packet responsive to the probing packet is then received from the address and port on the relay server at a second time instance. The second time instance is stored in a timestamp field of the response packet.

Abstract: A STUN message is received at a router device in a network from a client device in the network along a network path. The STUN message is evaluated for information that indicates to the router device to modify media that is subsequently sent along the network path. If the evaluating indicates that the router device is to modify the media, the media is modified in accordance with information in the STUN message that indicates attributes of the network.

Abstract: A method including: receiving, at a conference unit, a command to establish a conference call between the conference unit and another conference unit, the conference unit being connected to at least one access point and the access point being accessible by a terminal; utilizing, by the conference unit, an internet telephony protocol to setup at least one media line between the conference unit and the other conference unit; establishing at least one data channel that transmits LAN traffic between the conference unit and the other conference unit utilizing the internet telephony protocol; establishing, by the conference unit, a connection with the terminal, the terminal being part of a combined local area network; and receiving, at the conference unit, an input from the terminal via the connection to access the combined local area network.