Session control using a multicast address
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a communication session between a plurality of communication units sharing a group address, the communication session controlled according to a protocol, the protocol specifying a control message capable of being transferred to each of the plurality of communication units at an individual address and a response from the each of the plurality of communication units to the control message, the method comprising:
- determining a first one or more of the plurality of communication units from which the response to the control message associated with the protocol is not required; and
preparing the control message using the group address including information associated with the first one or more.
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Abstract
A method (800, 900) and apparatus (1001) for controlling a session between communication units (141-146) sharing a group Internet Protocol (IP) multicast address. The method includes determining communication units from which a response to a session initiation protocol (SIP) control message is not required and preparing the control message which is sent to the communication units using the group address with information used to control from which of the of communication units the response is required. The SIP control message is sent to a second communication unit using a unicast address indicating that the response is required.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a communication session between a plurality of communication units sharing a group address, the communication session controlled according to a protocol, the protocol specifying a control message capable of being transferred to each of the plurality of communication units at an individual address and a response from the each of the plurality of communication units to the control message, the method comprising:
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determining a first one or more of the plurality of communication units from which the response to the control message associated with the protocol is not required; and
preparing the control message using the group address including information associated with the first one or more. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for controlling a communication session between a plurality of communication units, the communication session controlled according to a protocol, the protocol specifying a control message capable of being transferred to each of the plurality of communication units at an individual address and a response from the each of the plurality of communication units to the control message, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to;
determine that the plurality of communication units share a group address; and
send the control message to the plurality of communication units using the group address, the control message specifying one or more of the plurality of communication units from which the response is not required. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for controlling a communication session between a plurality of communication units at least some of the plurality of communication units sharing a group address, the communication session controlled according to a protocol, the protocol specifying a control message capable of being transferred to each of the plurality of communication units at an individual address and a response from the each of the plurality of communication units to the control message, the method comprising:
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determining a group of the plurality of communication units sharing the group address and one or more of the plurality of communication units not sharing the group address from which the response to the control message associated with the protocol is not required; and
preparing a first one of the control message using the group address and a second one of the control message using one or more respective individual addresses for the one or more of the plurality of communication units, the first control message including first information associated with the group and the second control message including second information associated with one of the group and the one or more of the plurality of communication units. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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