How presence subscriptions work – CounterPath Bria 3.0 Administrator Guide User Manual
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How Presence Subscriptions Work
The following chart illustrates how the sharing of online status occurs. This chart illustrates a peer-to-peer
subscription, but the same principle applies when a presence agent is used.
Joseph
Kokila
oseph adds Kokila to his contact
st with “Show this contact’s
vailability” checked
Joseph’s eyeBeam sends a “let me see you”
notification request to Kokila
Kokila receives a notification
request and responds by clickin
“Allow and add”
Now that Joseph is in Kokila’s contact list, Kokila’s
eyeBeam sends “Let me see you” notification request to Joseph
oseph receives a notification
quest and responds
Allow”
Response sent
vailability icon is added
r Kokila, colored gray
“Allow” response sent
Joseph’s availability icon
turns green
Privacy rule is created for
Joseph with “allow” and “show”
Joseph is added to Kokila’s
contact list
Availability icon is added
for Joseph, colored gray
okila’s availability icon
rns green