CounterPath Bria 4 Administrator Guide - Manual (Page 32)

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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
Joseph adds Kokila to his contact
list with “Show this contact’s
Availability” checked
Joseph’s Bria sends a “let me see you”
notification request to Kokila
Kokila receives a notification
request and responds by clicking
“Allow and add”
Now that Joseph is in Kokila’s contact list, Kokila’s
Bria sends “Let me see you” notification request to Joseph
Joseph receives a notification
request and responds
“Allow”
Response sent
Availability icon is added
for 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
Kokila’s availability icon
turns green