METHOD FOR THE ESTABLISHING OF PEER-TO-PEER MULTIMEDIA SESSIONS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method where a first address (121) from a first network (185) is obtained to a mobile node (180). Network address translation information is received from a network node (140) to the mobile node (180), the network node (140) being connected to a second network (150). An address mapping is indicated between the first address (121) and a second address (101) to the network node (140), the second address (101) being associated with the second network (150). A session establishment request is obtained. The request comprises instances of the first addresses (121) and third addresses (120). The first addresses (121) are replaced with the second addresses (101) in the request. An address mapping is indicated between the third address (120) and a fourth address (100) to the first network node (140). The session establishment request is sent to a remote network node (190) from the mobile node (180).
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46 Claims
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27. A method comprising:
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obtaining a first address from a first network to a network protocol entity within a mobile node, said first address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number; receiving network address translation information regarding a first network and a second network from a first network node to a session establishment proxy entity within said mobile node; configuring an address mapping between said first address and a second address to said first network node from said session establishment proxy entity, said second address being associated with said second network and said second address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number; receiving a session establishment request at said session establishment proxy entity from said session establishment entity, said request comprising at least one first field comprising said first address and at least one second field comprising a third address, said third address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number; replacing said first address with said second address in said at least one first field by said session establishment proxy entity; configuring an address mapping between said third address and a fourth address to said first network node from said session establishment proxy entity, said fourth address being associated with said second network and said fourth address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number; and initiating a sending of said session establishment request to a remote network node from said session establishment proxy entity within said mobile node. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system, comprising:
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an electronic device configured to obtain a first address from a first network to a network protocol entity within said electronic device, said first address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number, to receive network address translation information regarding a first network and a second network from a first network node to a session establishment proxy entity within said electronic device, to request forming an address mapping between said first address and a second address in said first network node from said session establishment proxy entity, said second address being associated with said second network and said second address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number, to receive a session establishment request at said session establishment proxy entity from said session establishment entity, said request comprising at least one first field comprising said first address and at least one second field comprising a third address, said third address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number, to replace said first address with said second address in said at least one first field by said session establishment proxy entity, to request forming an address mapping between said third address and a fourth address in said first network node from said session establishment proxy entity, said fourth address being associated with said second network and said fourth address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number, and to initiate a sending of said session establishment request to a remote network node from said session establishment proxy entity within said electronic device; and said first network node configured to send network address translation information from a first network node, to receive a request for an address mapping between said first address and said second address, to store said address mapping between said first address and said second address, to receive a request for an address mapping between said third address and said fourth address, and to store said address mapping between said third address and said fourth address. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An electronic device, comprising:
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a network protocol entity configured to obtain a first address, said first address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number; a session establishment entity; and a session establishment proxy entity configured to obtain a first address from a first network, to receive network address translation information regarding a first network and a second network from a first network node, to configure an address mapping between said first address and a second address to said first network node, said second address being associated with said second network and said second address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number, to receive a session establishment request from said session establishment entity, said request comprising at least one first field comprising said first address and at least one second field comprising a third address, said third address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number, to replace said first address with said second address in said at least one first field, to configure an address mapping between said third address and a fourth address to said first network node, said fourth address being associated with said second network and said fourth address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number, and to initiate a sending of said session establishment request to a remote network node.
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46. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising code for controlling a processor to execute a method comprising:
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obtaining a first address from a first network to a network protocol entity within a mobile node, said first address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number; receiving network address translation information regarding a first network and a second network from a first network node to a session establishment proxy entity within said mobile node; configuring an address mapping between said first address and a second address to said first network node from said session establishment proxy entity, said second address being associated with said second network and said second address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number; receiving a session establishment request at said session establishment proxy entity from said session establishment entity, said request comprising at least one first field comprising said first address and at least one second field comprising a third address, said third address comprising an Internet protocol address and a port number; replacing said first address with said second address in said at least one first field by said session establishment proxy entity; configuring an address mapping between said third address and a fourth address to said first network node from said session establishment proxy entity, said fourth address being associated with said second network and said fourth address comprising an internet protocol address and a port number; and initiating a sending of said session establishment request to a remote network node from said session establishment proxy entity within said mobile node.
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