Mobile terminal, session initiation protocol server, and method of controlling routing path for voice-over-internet protocol service, based on mobile internet protocol, voice-over-internet protocol, and session initiation protocol

• US 20050286504A1
• Filed: 02/23/2005
• Published: 12/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kwon, Soon-Hwan
• Application Number:
  US11/064,655
• Publication Number:
  US 20050286504A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/356
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0019 adapted for mobile IP [MIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/10 adapted for application session management, e.g. SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] connection management H04W76/00; arrangements for session management H04L67/14

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for controlling a routing path for a voice-over-internet protocol service based on a mobile internet protocol and a session initiation protocol, the method including the steps of sensing a mobile terminals entry into a different network and performing a mobile internet protocol re-registration; the mobile terminal transmitting a register message, which includes a Foreign Agent Care-of Address and a home address of the mobile terminal, to a session initiation protocol server after performing the mobile internet protocol re-registration through a foreign agent, thereby carrying out a session initiation protocol registration; the session initiation protocol server creating a tunnel between the session initiation protocol server and the foreign agent with reference to the register message when receiving an invite message from a correspondent terminal after the session initiation protocol registration is carried out, and transmitting the invite message to the mobile terminal through the tunnel.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal based on a mobile Internet Protocol, a Voice-over-Internet Protocol, and a Session Initiation Protocol, the mobile terminal comprising:

a sensing unit for sensing movement of the mobile terminal into a another network;

a register message generating unit for generating a register message including a home address and a CoA (Care-of-Address) when location movement of the mobile terminal is sensed; and

a transmitting unit for transmitting the register message to a Session Initiation Protocol server.

2. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the register message is transmitted to the Session Initiation Protocol server through a foreign agent and a home agent.

3. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the register message includes a parameter, which is used to determine whether an address indicated in a contact header of the register message is the home address or the CoA.

4. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an information message generating unit which generates an information message including a new CoA and transmits the information message to a correspondent terminal, when movement of the mobile terminal toward a different network is sensed in a state in which a session is established between the mobile terminal and the correspondent terminal, so that the correspondent terminal replaces an end point of a tunnel with the new CoA when a tunneling is performed.

5. A Session Initiation Protocol server comprising:

a storage unit for storing a register message which includes a CoA and a home address transmitted from a first mobile terminal;

a detecting unit for detecting the CoA of the first mobile terminal in the storage unit, in response to an invite message for the first mobile terminal transmitted from a second mobile terminal; and

a transmitting unit for transmitting the invite message to the first mobile terminal according to the CoA of the first mobile terminal.

6. The Session Initiation Protocol server as claimed in claim 5, wherein the Session Initiation Protocol server creates a tunnel between the Session Initiation Protocol server and the first mobile terminal with reference to the CoA, and transmits the invite message through the tunnel.

7. The Session Initiation Protocol server as claimed in claim 5, wherein the home address and the CoA are operated upon using an address-of-record as a key.

8. A method for controlling a routing path for a Voice-over-Internet Protocol service based on a mobile Internet Protocol and a Session Initiation Protocol, the method comprising the steps of:

a mobile terminal sensing movement of the mobile terminal into a different network and performing a mobile Internet Protocol re-registration;

the mobile terminal transmitting a register message, which includes an FACoA (Foreign Agent Care-of Address) and a home address of the mobile terminal, to a Session Initiation Protocol server after performing the mobile Internet Protocol re-registration through a foreign agent, thereby carrying out a Session Initiation Protocol registration;

the Session Initiation Protocol server creating a tunnel between the Session Initiation Protocol server and the foreign agent with reference to the register message when receiving an invite message from a correspondent terminal after the Session Initiation Protocol registration is carried out, and transmitting the invite message to the mobile terminal through the tunnel; and

the foreign agent creating an additional tunnel between the foreign agent and the correspondent terminal when receiving a response from the mobile terminal having received the invite message, and the mobile terminal and the correspondent terminal exchanging voice packets with each other through the additional tunnel.

9. A method for controlling a routing path for a Voice-over-Internet Protocol service based on a mobile Internet Protocol and a Session Initiation Protocol, the method comprising the steps of:

a mobile terminal sensing movement of the mobile terminal into a different network while the mobile terminal is in a standby state and performing a mobile Internet Protocol re-registration;

the mobile terminal transmitting a register message, which includes a C-CoA (Collocated Care-of Address) and a home address of the mobile terminal, directly to a Session Initiation Protocol server after performing the mobile Internet Protocol re-registration, thereby carrying out a Session Initiation Protocol registration;

the Session Initiation Protocol server creating a tunnel between the Session Initiation Protocol server and the mobile terminal with reference to the register message when receiving an invite message from a correspondent terminal after the Session Initiation Protocol registration is carried out, and transmitting the invite message to the mobile terminal through the tunnel; and

the correspondent terminal creating an additional tunnel between the correspondent terminal and the mobile terminal when receiving a response through the Session Initiation Protocol server from the mobile terminal having received the invite message, and the mobile terminal and the correspondent terminal exchanging voice packets with each other through the additional tunnel.

10. A method for controlling a routing path for a Voice-over-Internet Protocol service based on a mobile Internet Protocol and a Session Initiation Protocol, the method comprising the steps of:

a mobile terminal sensing movement of the mobile terminal into a different network while communicating, and performing a mobile Internet Protocol re-registration;

the mobile terminal transmitting a register message, which includes an FACoA (Foreign Agent Care-of Address) and a home address of the mobile terminal, to a Session Initiation Protocol server through a foreign agent after performing the mobile Internet Protocol re-registration, thereby carrying out a registration;

the foreign agent creating a tunnel between the foreign agent and the Session Initiation Protocol server, when receiving a response to the registration, which is intended to be transmitted from the Session Initiation Protocol server to the mobile terminal, through a home agent, and transmitting an information message, which includes the FACOA generated from the mobile terminal, to the Session Initiation Protocol server through the tunnel; and

the correspondent terminal creating an additional tunnel which uses the FACoA as an end point when receiving the information message from the Session Initiation Protocol server, and the mobile terminal and the correspondent terminal exchanging voice packets with each other through the additional tunnel.

11. A method for controlling a routing path for a Voice-over-Internet Protocol service based on a mobile Internet Protocol and a Session Initiation Protocol, the method comprising the steps of:

a mobile terminal sensing movement of the mobile terminal into a different network while communicating, and performing a mobile Internet Protocol re-registration;

the mobile terminal transmitting a register message, which includes a C-CoA (Collocated Care-of Address) and a home address of the mobile terminal, directly to a Session Initiation Protocol server after performing the mobile Internet Protocol re-registration, thereby carrying out a registration;

the mobile terminal creating a tunnel between the mobile terminal and the Session Initiation Protocol server when receiving a response to the registration from the Session Initiation Protocol server, and transmitting an information message, which includes the C-CoA, to the Session Initiation Protocol server through the tunnel; and

the correspondent terminal creating an additional tunnel which uses the C-CoA as an end point when receiving the information message from the Session Initiation Protocol server, and the mobile terminal and the correspondent terminal exchanging voice packets with each other through the additional tunnel.