METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING PACKET TELEPHONY CALLS BETWEEN SECURE AND NON-SECURE NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a first telephony stream having information content for delivery to a first address, the first telephony stream formatted according to a first communication protocol used by a first network;
terminating the first telephony stream at a secure boundary between the first network and a second network;
identifying a second address associated with the first address, the second address included in the second network; and
establishing for the second network a second telephony stream having the information content, the second telephony stream formatted according to a second communication protocol and to be delivered to the second address.
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Abstract
Described herein is a method and apparatus for connecting packet telephony calls between secure networks and non-secure networks. A first telephony stream having information content for delivery to a first address may be received wherein the first telephony stream is formatted according to a first communication protocol used by a first network. The first telephony stream may be terminated at a secure boundary between the first network and a second network. A second address associated with the first address may be identified. A second telephony stream having the information content and formatted according to the second communication protocol may be delivered to the second address
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a first telephony stream having information content for delivery to a first address, the first telephony stream formatted according to a first communication protocol used by a first network; terminating the first telephony stream at a secure boundary between the first network and a second network; identifying a second address associated with the first address, the second address included in the second network; and establishing for the second network a second telephony stream having the information content, the second telephony stream formatted according to a second communication protocol and to be delivered to the second address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An article of manufacture comprising a machine-readable storage medium containing content that, when executed, causes a machine to:
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receive a first telephony stream having information content for delivery to a first address, the first telephony stream formatted according to a first communication protocol used by a first network; terminate the first telephony stream at a secure boundary between the first network and a second network; identify a second address associated with the first address, the second address included in the second network; and establish for the second network a second telephony stream having the information content, the second telephony stream formatted according to a second communication protocol and to be delivered to the second address. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a first network interface to receive a first telephony stream having information content for delivery to a first address, the first telephony stream formatted according to a first communication protocol used by a first network; a second network interface associated with a second network; and a packet telephony transformer coupled to the first network interface and the second network interface, the packet telephony transformer to terminate the first telephony stream at a secure boundary between the first network and a second network, identify a second address associated with the first address, the second address included in the second network, and establish for the second network a second telephony stream having the information content, the second telephony stream formatted according to a second communication protocol and to be delivered to the second address. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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