Method, apparatus, and computer program product for gatekeeper streaming

• US 20070127463A1
• Filed: 09/26/2006
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Tandberg Telecom AS (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Dahle, Hakon
• Granted Patent: US 7,792,063 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/389
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1106 Call signalling protocols; H.323 and related
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4038 with floor control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/152 Multipoint control units therefor

Abstract

A conferencing Gatekeeper configured to be adjusted so as to forward a conferencing media stream to be recorded to an appropriate streaming/archiving server, or alternatively to have streaming and archiving modules incorporated. Further, a method and computer program product for archiving or streaming media data between a plurality of endpoints through said gatekeeper.

Claims

1. A method for archiving or streaming media data from a first H.323 or SIP call between a plurality of endpoints through a gatekeeper in which at least one of the endpoints is registered comprising:

instructing the gatekeeper to operate in a routed media mode; and

in the gatekeeper, consecutively generating copies of media data originating from each respective endpoint.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

inserting said copies in an RTSP adapted data stream; and

transmitting said RTSP adapted data stream to a is content distribution server.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

archiving said copies received at said content distribution server in a media content database.

4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

distributing said RTSP adapted data stream from said distribution server to one or more Internet terminals in real-time.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

initiating a second H.323 or SIP call from the gatekeeper to a streaming gateway;

transmitting said copies of media data in said second H.323 or SIP call; and

distributing said copies of media data to one or more internet-connected terminals or to one or more archiving databases.

6. A gatekeeper in which at least one of a plurality of endpoints in a first H.323 or SIP call is registered, comprising:

a media data distributing module configured to consecutively generate copies of media data originating from each respective endpoint in the first H.323 or SIP call when the gatekeeper is in a routed media mode.

7. The gatekeeper according to claim 6, wherein said media data distributing module is further configured to insert said copies in an RTSP adapted data stream, and to transmit said RTSP adapted data stream to a content distribution server.

8. The gatekeeper according to claim 6, wherein said media data distributing module is further configured to initiate a second H.323 or SIP call from the gatekeeper to a streaming gateway and to transmit said copies of media data in said second H.323 or SIP call.

9. A computer program product storing instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for archiving or streaming media data from a first H.323 or SIP call between a plurality of endpoints through a gatekeeper in which at least one of the endpoints is registered comprising:

instructing the gatekeeper to operate in a routed media mode; and

in the gatekeeper, consecutively generating copies of media data originating from each respective endpoint.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

inserting said copies in an RTSP adapted data stream; and

transmitting said RTSP adapted data stream to a content distribution server.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

archiving said copies received at said content distribution server in a media content database.

12. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

distributing said RTSP adapted data stream from said distribution server to one or more Internet terminals in real-time.

13. The computer program method of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

initiating a second H.323 or SIP call from the gatekeeper to a streaming gateway;

transmitting said copies of media data in said second H.323 or SIP call; and

distributing said copies of media data to one or more internet-connected terminals or to one or more archiving databases.