BLF implementation using XML

Goals

• Align BLF and Extension behavior for PFKs on Snom desk phones by using XML definitions instead 
  • Improve user experience
  • Improve performance

Background and strategic fit

BLF is a valuable feature for Snom customers, like enterprises who are looking to assist in connecting their customers to a live, available person as well as save business phone use time. Overall, it enables businesses to streamline their communication and better serve customers. BLF aka Extension monitoring has been utilized in numerous ways by businesses using Snom phone systems with multiple extensions. The current implementation appears to be kind of duplicated, but with a few little differences and erroneous behaviour.

Assumptions

• Use case#1: A secretary's phone shall display the call status of the boss's line, allowing the secretary to know whether the boss is on a phone call or not. This will enable the secretary to make the decision to put the new caller on hold or let them through to the boss.
• Use case#2: Call centers and customer support groups have also a need for BLF: it enables employees to see if their colleagues are free to take a support call or if their supervisor is on another line and unable to help another customer.
• Use case#3: BLF is needed by teams working on a specific project: supervisors can monitor team members' extensions and vice versa so all team members are aware of each other's current status.

Requirements

#	Title / Requirement number	User story / functionality	Importance	Notes
1	D8XX_BLF-XML_FR-1-UAC	On D8xx IP phones, any PFK (programmable function key - physical or virtual) can be assigned to a function, which allows monitoring state changes of the configured SIP extension on another IP phone. This function shall be called "BLF-XML". The following state changes shall be visualized: monitored SIP extension is in idle mode => idle monitored SIP extension receives an incoming call => ringing monitored SIP extension dials or accepts an incoming call => busy	Must Have	This means, that the D8xx phone acts as a User Agent Client and the IP phone of the monitored extension as a User Agent Server (UAS).
2	D8XX_BLF-XML_FR-1-UAS	On Snom IP phones, any SIP extension having an active subscription of its state changes, shall sent a notification SIP message (NOTIFY) to the UAC, at least when one of the following state changes occur: from any state => idle from any state => ringing from any state => busy	Must Have	Fully implemented for idle, ringing, busy
3	D8XX_BLF-XML_FR-2	If such SIP extension is configured on other Snom phones in the same SIP domain, BLF shall work transparantly without the need of a B2BUA (IP PBX)	Must Have	Fully implemented
4	D8XX_BLF-XML_FR-3	The assignment shall be configured either manually via web user interface (WUI) and/or phone user interface (PUI), and automatically via auto-provisioning (HTTP/TFTP setting server), SRAPS, or remote management (TR-069).	Must Have	Fully implemented
5	D8XX_BLF-XML_FR-1-1-UAC	On D8xx series, during an active subscription, state changes of the monitored SIP extension shall be visualized on both, PFK LED and PFK label.	Must Have	Fully implemented
6	D8XX_BLF-XML_FR-1-1-1-UAC	The PFK LED shall be  state "idle" => off state "ringing" => blinking state "busy" => on	Must Have	Suggestion: state idle ringing busy LED off blinking on colour - red red
7	D8XX_BLF-XML_FR-1-1-2-UAC	The default PFK LED color shall be  red, when state is "ringing" or "busy"	Must Have	The default colour can be overridden by configuration
8	D8XX_BLF-XML_FR-1-1-3-UAC	The PFK label shall be composed of 3 areas: (A) icon area (B) name area (C) state area	Must Have
9	D8XX_BLF-XML_FR-1-1-3-1-UAC	The icon area (A) shall contain the following symbol, representing the state state "idle" => white symbol of a person with handset state "ringing" => red symbol of a person with handset plus an arrow pointing towards the handset state "busy" => red symbol of a person with handset and 2 waves heading away from the handset	Must Have	Suggestion: state idle ringing busy Icon Idle Ringing Busy
10	D8XX_BLF-XML_FR-1-1-3-2-UAC	The name area (B) shall contain the following text representing a display name or number (configurable) in default colour "white" (fix) state "idle" => Monitored party state "ringing" => Calling party > monitored party state "busy" => Calling party <> monitored party	Must Have	Suggestion: state idle ringing busy Name 101 or Alex 102 > 101 or Alice > Alex 102 <> 101 or Alice <> Alex
11	D8XX_BLF-XML_FR-1-1-3-3-UAC	The state area (C) shall contain the following text representing the state in default colour "white" (fix) state "idle" => idle state "ringing" => ringing state "busy" => busy	Must Have	Suggestion: state idle ringing busy State idle ringing busy

User interaction and design

Questions

Below is a list of questions to be addressed as a result of this requirements document:

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