Station Controlled Conference (3-8 party) provides the capability for a non-functional device (e.g., analog or digital) to create a three to eight party conference. All parties within the conference (except functional devices) have the capability to consult out of the conference and bring parties into the conference as long as the maximum number of parties in the conference does not exceed eight parties. Functional devices are considered passive parties in a station controlled conference and therefore can not consult or initiate features or functions.

Overview:

• Allow a conference of 3-8 parties to be established from analog and digital devices (except functional devices).
• In a Station Controlled Conference, functional devices as conference members are passive and therefore do not have access to features and functions.
• Allow one or more users within a conference to consult to a party outside the conference.
• Allow one or more users within a conference to toggle between a party outside the conference and the conference.
• Allow one or more users within a conference to consult to a party outside the conference and bring that party into conference.
• Allow one or more users within a conference to view the conference members.
• Allow independent conferences to be created when one or more of the conference parties are located across a CorNet network. A party located in a remote node from the conference can also create a conference within their node. From the user point of view, the connection between nodes shall be treated like two independent conferences.
• One or more members shall be allowed to initiate the above mentioned functions simultaneously.