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DYNAMIC SIP MAX-HOP SETUP FOR IMS

  • US 20100316048A1
  • Filed: 06/10/2009
  • Published: 12/16/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer device-implemented method, comprising:

  • forwarding, in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) network and by the computer device, a session setup request from an originating user device toward a destination user device;

    intercepting, by the computer device, a too many hops error message from a network element to the originating user device;

    automatically sending, in response to the intercepting and by the computer device, a search request message to determine a correct number of hops from the originating user device to the destination user device;

    resetting, by the computer device, a Max-Forwards value for the session setup request based on the determined correct number of hops; and

    resending, by the computer device, the session setup request, with the determined correct number of hops, on behalf of the originating device.

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