Conference Management Services
The Session Conference Management Services provide scheduling to end-users in addition to load and bandwidth management tools enabling network
administrators to optimize the system for operation on their existing networks.

Using standard web browsers, users access the Session Conference Management Services to schedule and initiate multipoint calls. Conference users schedule and make changes to conferences and receive both a screen and a Conference Server generated e-mail confirmation. The e-mail confirmation can be forwarded to other participants with the user’s existing e-mail application and address book.

To enter a conference, a user simply enters the conference address in the Session client as one would in a URL in a web browser. An example of a typical SIP conference address is:

sip:departmentmeeting@wave3software.com

When scheduling a conference, users can set up “Open” or password “Protected” calls. Should an initiator opt to password-protect a conference, only parties with the password may enter the conference. For open calls, participants simply enter the SIP address of a conference and they may enter and leave the call as desired. After entering the SIP address for password-protected calls, the participants are required to enter the password defined by the conference initiator to gain access.

Bandwidth and server capacity management features are extremely important components for implementing a high quality, real-time communication and collaboration infrastructure. System administrators use the Conference Management Services to define these settings as well as user privileges, including giving individual users or groups of users the ability to establish Open or Protected conferences.