The present invention, in one aspect, relates to a method for replicating
ring back tone (RBT). In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of
sending a Play and Collect request to a media resource server (MRS) by an
application server (AS), playing an RBT subscribed by the called party to
the calling party and obtaining a Replicate RBT request initiated by the
calling party according to the Play and Collect request by the MRS,
receiving the Replicate RBT request obtained and sent by the MRS, by the
AS, and sending a Replicate RBT command to an RBT platform according to
the received Replicate RBT request by the AS, the Replicate RBT command
carrying RBT replication information and instructing the RBT platform to
replicate the requested RBT to an information library of the calling
party. The invention also relates to a system and apparatus for
implementing same.