SIP SERVER AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20100017527A1
• Filed: 03/04/2009
• Published: 01/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Takeshima, Yoshiteru, KINOSHITA, Masafumi, Kaji, Tadashi
• Application Number:
  US12/397,675
• Publication Number:
  US 20100017527A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/230
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/385 Uniform resource identifier for session initiation protocol [SIP URI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/45 Network directories; Name-to-address mapping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/142 Managing session states for stateless protocols; Signalling session states; State transitions; Keeping-state mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams

Abstract

In order to reduce network loads in a large system, provided is a representative aspect of this invention is as follows. That is, there is provided a SIP server coupled to at least one client via a communication line to control a communication session of the at least one client. The SIP server receives a SIP message transmitted from the at least one client, transfers the received SIP message to one of another SIP server and another one of the at least one client, and analyzes the received SIP message. The SIP server comprising a storage unit for storing a result of the analysis. The SIP server compares the result of the analysis and a SIP message received after the analysis, rewrites the SIP message based on a result of the comparison, and changes a transfer destination of the SIP message based on the result of the comparison.

Claims

1. A SIP server coupled to at least one client via a communication line to control a communication session of the at least one client,

the SIP server being configured to:

receive a SIP message transmitted from the at least one client;

transfer the received SIP message to one of another SIP server and another one of the at least one client; and

analyze the received SIP message,

the SIP server comprising a storage unit for storing a result of the analysis, and

the SIP server being further configured to;

compare the result of the analysis and a SIP message received after the analysis;

rewrite the SIP message based on a result of the comparison; and

change a transfer destination of the SIP message based on the result of the comparison.

2. The SIP server according to claim 1, being further configured to:

judge whether an IP address included in the received SIP message is a mobile IP when the result of the analysis and the SIP message received after the analysis are compared; and

set valid time during which information stored in the storage unit is usable in a case of which it is judged that the IP address included in the received SIP message is the mobile IP.

3. The SIP server according to claim 1, being further configured to:

judge whether a SIP URI included in the received SIP message matches a specific pattern when the result of the analysis and the SIP message received after the analysis are compared; and

set valid time during which information stored in the storage unit is usable in a case of which it is judged that the SIP URI contained in the received SIP message matches the specific pattern.

4. The SIP server according to claim 1, wherein:

the storage unit for storing the result of the analysis stores a SIP URI and an IP address of the at least one client included in the SIP message as the result of the analysis; and

the SIP server is further configured to;

judge whether the SIP URI of the at least one client included in the received SIP message matches a SIP URI of the at least one client stored in the storage unit and the IP address of the at least one client included in the received SIP message matches an IP address of the at least one client stored in the storage unit when the result of the analysis and the SIP message received after the analysis are compared; and

set valid time during which information stored in the storage unit is usable in a case of which it is judged that the SIP URI and the IP address of the at least one client included in the received SIP message respectively match the SIP URI and the IP address of the at least one client stored in the storage unit.

5. The SIP server according to claim 1, being further configured to:

judge whether the received SIP message is INVITE when the result of the analysis and the SIP message received after the analysis are compared;

judge whether information stored in the storage unit is usable in a case of which the received SIP message is INVITE; and

rewrite the SIP message, and change the transfer destination based on the information stored in the storage unit, in a case of which it is judged that the information stored in the storage unit is usable.

6. The SIP server according to claim 5, being further configured to:

judge whether a service currently used by the at least one client which has transmitted the SIP message is capable of using the information stored in the storage unit when whether the information stored in the storage unit is usable is judged; and

permit use of the information stored in the storage unit in a case of which it is judged that the service currently used by the at least one client which has transmitted the SIP message is capable of using the information stored in the storage unit.

7. The SIP server according to claim 5, being further configured to judge whether the received SIP message is REGISTER, wherein:

the storage unit for storing the result of the analysis stores hold time of the result of the analysis calculated based on information contained in the REGISTER as the result of the analysis in a case of which it is judged that the received SIP message is REGISTER;

the SIP server is further configured to;

judge whether the SIP message received after the analysis has been received within the hold time and within valid time during which information stored in the storage unit is usable, when whether the information stored in the storage unit is usable is judged; and

permit use of the information stored in the storage unit in a case of which it is judged that the SIP message received after the analysis has been received within the hold time and within the valid time.

8. A communication system, comprising:

a SIP server for controlling a communication session of a client; and

a communication line for interconnecting the client and the SIP server, wherein;

the client and the SIP server transmit and receive a SIP message to establish the communication session; and

the SIP server is configured to;

receive the SIP message transmitted from the client;

transfer the received SIP message to one of another SIP server and another client; and

analyze the received SIP message;

the SIP server includes a storage unit for storing a result of the analysis; and

the SIP server is further configured to;

compare the result of the analysis and a SIP message received after the analysis;

rewrite the SIP message based on a result of the comparison; and

change a transfer destination of the SIP message based on the result of the comparison.

9. The communication system according to claim 8, wherein the SIP server is further configured to:

judge whether an IP address included in the received SIP message is a mobile IP when the result of the analysis and the SIP message received after the analysis are compared; and

set valid time during which information stored in the storage unit is usable in a case of which it is judged that the IP address contained in the received SIP message is a mobile IP.

10. The communication system according to claim 8, wherein the SIP server is further configured to:

judge whether a SIP URI included in the received SIP message matches a specific pattern when the result of the analysis and the SIP message received after the analysis are compared; and

set valid time during which information stored in the storage unit is usable in a case of which it is judged that the SIP URI contained in the received SIP message matches the specific pattern.

11. The communication system according to claim 8, wherein:

the storage unit for storing the result of the analysis stores a SIP URI and an IP address of the client included in the SIP message as the result of the analysis; and

the SIP server is further configured to;

judge whether the SIP URI of the at least one client included in the received SIP message matches a SIP URI of the client stored in the storage unit and the IP address of the client of the at least one client included in the received SIP message matches an IP address of the at least one client stored in the storage unit when the result of the analysis and the SIP message received after the analysis are compared; and

set valid time during which information stored in the storage unit is usable in a case of which it is judged that the SIP URI and the IP address of the at least one client included in the received SIP message respectively match the SIP URI and the IP address of the at least one client stored in the storage unit.

12. The communication system according to claim 8, wherein the SIP server is further configured to:

judge whether the received SIP message is INVITE when the result of the analysis and the SIP message received after the analysis are compared;

judge whether information stored in the storage unit is usable in a case of which it is judged that the received SIP message is INVITE; and

rewrite the SIP message, and change the transfer destination based on the information stored in the storage unit, in a case of which it is judged that the information stored in the storage unit is usable.

13. The communication system according to claim 12, wherein the SIP server is further configured to:

judge whether a service currently used by the client which has transmitted the SIP message is capable of using the information stored in the storage unit when whether the information stored in the storage unit is usable is judged; and

permit use of the information stored in the storage unit in a case of which it is judged that the service currently used by the at least one client which has transmitted the SIP message is capable of using the information stored in the storage unit.

14. The communication system according to claim 12, wherein:

the SIP server is further configured to judge whether the received SIP message is REGISTER;

the storage unit for storing the result of the analysis stores hold time of the result of the analysis calculated based on information contained in the REGISTER as the result of the analysis in a case of which it is judged that the received SIP message is REGISTER; and

the SIP server is further configured to;

judge whether the SIP message received after the analysis has been received within the hold time and within valid time during which information stored in the storage unit is usable, when whether the information stored in the storage unit is usable is judged; and

permit use of the information stored in the storage unit in a case of which it is judged that the SIP message received after the analysis has been received within the hold time and within the valid time.