Method and apparatus for passing call control application information within a network signaling protocol

• US 20040249955A1
• Filed: 06/05/2003
• Published: 12/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens Information And Communication Networks, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Siemens Information And Communication Networks, Inc.
• Inventors: Wuerful, Randy
• Application Number:
  US10/456,150
• Publication Number:
  US 20040249955A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1043 Gateway controllers, e.g. media gateway control protocol [MGCP] controllers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1106 Call signalling protocols; H.323 and related
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42

Abstract

A system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code is provided for passing call control application and other information within a network using a network signaling path instead of a side channel communications link or path. In some embodiments, a server application (or its associated device) can initiate a call/communication session instead of having it have to be initiated by a client device or client application. In addition, a client application can report monitored session initiation/control events to a server application via a network signaling path rather than counting on such events being reported over a separate side channel communications link.

Claims

1. A method for passing call control application information within a network, comprising:

receiving data from a server application indicative of an action involving a client device associated with a network;

mapping said data into a signaling message compliant with a network signaling protocol used on said network; and

providing said signaling message to a proxy application capable of sending said signaling message via a network signaling path.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving data from a server application regarding an action involving a client device includes receiving data regarding a communication session being initiated by said server application.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

said proxy application sending said signaling message via a network signaling path to said client device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said sending said signaling message via a network signaling path to said client device includes sending said signaling message to an interworking unit associated with said client device.

5. A method for passing call control application information within a network signaling protocol, comprising:

receiving a signaling message from a proxy application, the signaling message being associated with a client device;

mapping the signaling message into an application language message; and

providing said application language message to a server application capable of processing said application language message.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said receiving a signaling message from a proxy application includes receiving information from said proxy application regarding a session initiation or control event at said client device that is reported to said proxy application.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein client device is part of a network and said signaling message is compliant with a network signaling protocol used on said network.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein said proxy application receives said signaling message via a network signaling path.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said proxy application receives said signaling message from an interworking unit associated with said client device.

10. A method for passing call control application information within a network signaling protocol, comprising:

receiving a signaling message from a proxy application via a network signaling path;

mapping the signaling message into an application language message; and

providing said application language message to a client application.

11. A method for passing call control application information within a network, comprising:

a first interworking unit receiving data from a server application indicative of an action involving a client device associated with a network, said first interworking unit being associated with said server application;

said first interworking unit mapping the data into a signaling message compliant with a network signaling protocol used on said network;

said first interworking unit providing said signaling message to a proxy application capable of sending said signaling message via network signaling path; and

said proxy application providing said signaling message to a second interworking unit, said second interworking unit being associated with said client device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

said second interworking unit mapping the signaling message into an application language message; and

said second interworking unit providing said application language message to a client application associated with said client device.

13. A method for passing call control application information within a network signaling protocol, comprising:

a first interworking unit receiving data from a client application;

said first interworking unit mapping said data into a signaling message; and

said first interworking unit providing said signaling message to a proxy application via a network signaling path.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

said proxy application providing said signaling message to a second interworking unit, said second interworking unit being associated with a server application;

said second interworking unit mapping said signaling message into an application language message; and

said second interworking unit providing said application language message to said server application.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

said server application processing said application language message.

16. A system, comprising:

a first interworking unit associated with a server application, said first interworking unit operable to receive data from said server application indicative of an action involving a client device associated with a network, to map the data into a signaling message compliant with a network signaling protocol used on said network; and

to provide said signaling message to a proxy application capable of sending said signaling message via network signaling path;

wherein said proxy application is operable to provide said signaling message to a second interworking unit, said second interworking unit being associated with said client device; and

wherein said second interworking unit is operable to map the signaling message into an application language message and to provide said application language to a client application associated with said client device.

17. A system, comprising:

a first interworking unit operable to receive data from a client application;

to map said data into a signaling message, and to provide said signaling message to a proxy application; and

wherein said proxy application is operable to provide said signaling message to a second interworking unit via a network signaling path, said second interworking unit being associated with a server application; and

wherein said second interworking unit is operable to map said signaling message into an application language message and to provide said application language message to said server application.

18. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for passing call control information within a network, comprising:

first instructions for obtaining data from a server application indicative of an action involving a client device associated with a network;

second instructions for mapping the data into a signaling message compliant with a network signaling protocol used on said network; and

third instructions for sending said signaling message to a proxy application capable of sending said signaling message via a network signaling path.

19. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for passing call control information within a network, comprising:

first instructions for obtaining receiving data from a client application;

second instructions for mapping said data into a signaling message; and

third instructions for sending said signaling message to a proxy application.