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phones,
fax
machines,
modems
and
credit
card
readers.
An
integrated
voice
mail
can
include
3,000
or
more
messages
on
eight
ports
and
multi-level
auto-attendant
that
are
multi-level
on
eight
ports
such
as
in
the
example
of
a
NetVanta
7000
series
device.
These
devices
include, in
one
example,
a
full
function IP access
router
and
an
integrated
state
inspection
?rewall
protects
against
the
Denial-of-Service
(DOS)
attempts.
The
devices
include
IP
Sec
VP
and
tunnelling
with
DES/3DES/AES
encryption
and
an
SIP-aware
?rewall,
and
include
T38
support
and
a
door
relay,
music-on-hold
(MOH)
interfaces
and
Voice
Quality
Monitoring
(VQM).
In
one
example,
SIP
networking
is
supported
between
mul
tiple
locations.A
business
can
connect
multiple
sites
and
have
three
or four
digit
dialing
and
local
call
routing
and
surviv
ability
and
on-net
calls
for
toll
bypass.
Multiple
SIP
trunks
allow
a
communications
server
to
connect
to
other
commu
nication
servers.
Remote
SIP
trunks
can
be
supported
and
connect
to
all
endpoints
at
all
locations
such
that
a
user
can
have
local
voice
mail
and
auto-attendant
services.
A
hub and
spoke
SIP
network
can be
accomplished
in
another
example.
A
dedicated
communications
server
can
aggregate
SIP
trunks
at
a
central
location,
which
for
quali?ed
applications,
increases the
number
of
other
communication
servers
that
can
be
networked
together.
The
user
can
use
an
Internet
Protocol
(IP)
phone
such
as
an
IP
700
series
of
telephones
with
different
line
versions
and
support
multiple
call
functions.
It is
possible
to
incorporate
voice
mail-to-email
applications
and
personal
auto-attendant
in
which
each
phone
sets
up
their
own
automatic
attendant.
It
is
also
possible
for
the
communications
server
to
ring
a
series
of
stations
and
one
external
phone
number.
A
communica
tions
server
can
include
a
PC-based
phone
manager
and
it
is
possible
to
incorporate
an
Internet
Protocol
(IP)
soft
phone
to
enable
VoIP
communications
from
a
Windows-
or
Vista
based
laptop
or
desktop
PC.
Through
a
PC-based
phone
man
ager,
a
user
can
customize
phone
settings.
It
is
also
possible
for
a
platform
or
communications
server
to
work
in
a
multi-vendor
environment
and
with
an
integrated
Tl
-PRI
trunk
to
consolidate
separate
voice
lines
and
internet
access
onto
a
single
T1
or
PRI
trunk.
It is
possible
to
combine
the
IP
and
analog
communications
and
support
analog
trunks,
analog
phones,
fax
machines
and
credit
card
readers
without
the
requirement
for
analog
telephone
adaptors.
It
is
also
pos
sible
to
provide
always-on,
voice,
data
and
high-speed
data
access
to
business
resources
from
a
remote
home
of?ce
using
a
single
cable
or
DSL
broadband
connection
in
secure IP
Sec-compliant
VPN
technology.
A
command
line
interface
(CLI)
can
be
used.
Many
modi?cations
and
other
embodiments
of
the
inven
tion
will
come
to
the
mind
of
one
skilled in
the
art
having
the
bene?t
of
the
teachings
presented
in
the
foregoing
descrip
tions
and
the
associated
drawings.
Therefore,
it
is
understood
that
the
invention
is
not
to
be
limited
to
the
speci?c
embodi
ments
disclosed,
and
that
modi?cations
and
embodiments
are
intended
to
be
included
within
the
scope
of
the
appended
claims.
That
which
is
claimed
is:
1.
A
communications
system,
comprising:
a
plurality
of
network
switches
interconnected
together
and
con?gured
to
form
a
communications
network;
one
of
the
network
switches
having
a
newly
deployed
network
device;
at
least
one
existing
neighboring
network
device
connected
to
the
newly
deployed
network
device;
a
Network
Manager
connected
to
the
communications
net
work
remotely
from
the
newly
deployed
network
device
and
existing
neighboring
network
device;
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
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wherein
the
newly
deployed
network
device
is
con?gured
to
determine
its
physical
network
connectivity
within
the
communications
network
by
propagating
a
discov
ery
protocol
frame
to
the
at
least
one
existing
neighbor
ing
network
device,
said
discovery
protocol
frame
hav
ing
an
organizationally
speci?c
Type
Length
Value
(TLV)
and
Organizationally
Unique
Identi?er
(OUI)
and
data
de?ning
a
query
as
a
command
to
request
data
of
physical
network
connectivity
and
solicit
from
the
existing
neighboring
network
device
the
physical
net
work
connectivity
data
of
the
newly
deployed
device
within
the
communications
network,
said
newly
deployed
network
device
also
con?gured
to
receive
in
response
to
the
query,
its
physical
network
connectivity
data
and
the
network
data
address
on
the
Network
Man
ager,
and
in
response,
transmit
its
physical
network
con
nectivity
data
to
the
remote
Network
Manager;
and
wherein
said
Network
Manager
is
con?gured
to
transmit
provisioning
data
to
the
newly
deployed
network
device
based
on
the
received
physical
network
connectivity
data.
2.
The
communications
system
according
to
claim
1,
wherein
the
physical
network
connectivity data
received
from
the
at
least
one
existing
neighboring
network
device
com
prises
at
least
one
network
data
address
for
the
Network
Manager.
3.
The
communications
system
according
to
claim
2,
wherein
said
newly
deployed
network
device
is
con?gured
to
receive
a
plurality
of
potential
network
data
addresses
for
the
Network
Manager
and
attempt
connection
to
the
Network
Manager
using
at
least
one
of
the
plurality
of
potential
net
work
data
addresses.
4.
The
communications
system
according
to
claim
2,
wherein
in
the
event
the
newly
deployed
network
device
does
not
receive a
network
data
address
for
the
Network
Manager,
the
newly
deployed
device
is
con?gured
to
announce
itself
by
transmitting
Layer
2
broadcast
messages
throughout
the
com
munications
network.
5.
The
communications
system
according
to
claim
1,
wherein
the
discovery
protocol
frame
comprises
a
Link
Layer
Discovery
Protocol
(LLDP)
frame.
6.
The
communications
system
according
to
claim
1,
wherein
the
discovery
protocol
frame
comprises
a
Link
Layer
Ethernet
OAM
message.
7.
The
communications
system
according
to
claim
1,
wherein
the
physical
network
connectivity data
comprises
at
least
one
of
physical
and
logical
location
connection
data
for
the
newly
deployed
network
device
and
data
uniquely
iden
tifying
the
existing
connected
device.
8.
The
communications
system
according
to
claim
7,
wherein
the
at
least
one
of
physical
and
logical
location
connection
data
comprises
data
regarding
the
physical
slot
and
port
of
the
existing
neighboring
network
device.
9.
The
communications
system
according
to
claim
7,
wherein
the
at
least
one
of
physical
and
logical
location
connection
data
comprises
data
regarding
the
ID
of
a
logical
Ethernet
in
the
First
Mile
(EFM)
bonding
group.
10.
The
communications
system
according
to
claim
1,
wherein
physical
network
connectivity data
comprises
device
data
that
identi?es the
existing
network
device.
11.
The
communications
system
according
to
claim
10,
wherein
the
device
data
comprises
at
least
one
of
an
IP
address
and
node
number
of
the
existing
neighboring
network
device
to
the
newly
deployed
network
device.
12.
The
communications
system
according
to
claim
1,
and
further
comprising
a
Management
Information
Base
(MIB)
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