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Terminal-to-terminal communication connection control method using IP transfer network

  • US 7,505,471 B2
  • Filed: 06/01/2007
  • Issued: 03/17/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
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1. A terminal-to-terminal communication connection control method with employment of an IP transfer network, wherein:

  • said IP transfer network includes plural network node apparatus, plural connection servers, plural proxy connection servers and a domain name server,plural terminals are connected to said IP transfer network, a terminal T1 is connected to a network node apparatus N1 by a logical terminal LP1 via a communication line L1, a terminal T2 is connected to a network node apparatus N2 by a logical terminal LP2 via a communication line L2, and said domain name server holds a set of a telephone number or host name TNj (j=1,2,3, . . . ) of a terminal Tj, an internal IP address IAj being a discrimination information of a logical terminal LPj and an internal IP address k of a connection server Sk carrying out a connection control of said terminal Tj,an IP communication record R81 including a discrimination information of said logical terminal LP1 is set in said network node apparatus N1, and an IP communication record R82 including a discrimination information of said logical terminal LP2 is set in said network node apparatus N2,said terminal T1 transmits an external IP packet 1 for connecting to said terminal T2, wherein said external IP packet 1 includes a connection request and said telephone numbers or host names TN1 and TN2 and a destination address thereof is an external IP address EA81 of a proxy connection server PS1,said network node apparatus N1 inspects an IP capsulation condition to be satisfied by an external IP address in said external IP packet 1 according to a rule of said IP communication record R81,said external IP packet 1 which said IP capsulation condition is not satisfied is discarded,when said IP capsulation condition is satisfied, said network node apparatus N1 forms a first type internal IP packet 11 by capsulating said external IP packet 1 and sends it, a destination address of said internal IP packet 11 is an internal IP address IA81 of said proxy connection server PS1, said proxy connection server PS1 converts said internal IP packet 11 into a second type internal IP packet 12 and sends it to a connection server S1,said connection server S1 obtains said telephone numbers or host names TN1 and TN2 and said external IP address EA1 from said internal IP packet 12, and further obtains an external IP address EA2 of said terminal T2, an internal IP address IA2 being a discrimination information of said logical terminal LP2 and an internal IP address IA92 of said connection server S2 carrying out a connection control of said terminal T2 by presenting said telephone number or host name TN2 of said destination terminal T2 to a domain name server DS1,said connection server S1 sends an initial address message (IAM) including said connection request to said connection server S2, said connection server S2 obtains said telephone numbers or host names TN1 and TN2, said external IP address EA1 and EA2 and said internal IP address IA1 and IA2 from said initial address message (IAM), said connection server S2 sends a second type internal IP packet 21 including a receipt notification, said internal IP packet 21 is converted into a first type internal IP packet 22 by a proxy connection server PS2, said internal IP packet 22 is converted into an external IP packet 2 including said receipt notification at said network node apparatus N2, said external IP packet 2 reaches at said terminal T2, and said connection server S2 forms an address completion message (ACM) including a receipt propriety notification and sends it to said connection server S1,said terminal T2 transmits an external IP packet 3 that includes a call-on notification for notifying a response preparation start and a destination address thereof is an external IP address EA82 of a proxy connection server PS2, an external IP address of said external IP packet 3 is judged at said network node apparatus N2 according to an IP capsulation condition defined by said IP communication record R82, said external IP address becomes to a first type internal IP packet 31 including said call-on notification, and then becomes to a second type internal IP packet 32 and reaches at said connection server S2,said connection server S2 forms a call progress message (CPG) including said call-on notification and sends it to said connection server S1, said connection server S1 sends a second type internal IP packet 41 including said call-on notification, said internal IP packet 41 becomes to a first type internal IP packet 42 and becomes to an external IP packet 4 including said call-on notification at said network node apparatus N1, and said external IP packet 4 reaches at said terminal T1,said terminal T2 transmits an external IP packet 5 including a response notification for notifying a response and a port number PN2 of said terminal T2, an IP capsulation condition of said external IP packet 5 is judged at said network node apparatus N2 and becomes to a first type internal IP packet 51 including said response notification, said internal IP packet 51 becomes to a second type internal IP packet 52 and reaches at said connection server S2, said connection server S2 forms a response message (ANN) including said response notification and said port number PN2 and sends it to said connection server S1, said connection server S1 sends a second type internal IP packet 61 including said response notification, an external IP address EA2 of said terminal T2 and said port number PN2, said internal IP packet 61 becomes a first type internal IP packet 62, said internal IP packet 62 becomes to an external IP packet 6 including said response notification, an external IP address EA2 of said terminal T2 and said port number PN2 and then reaches at said terminal T1,said connection server S2 commands a setting of an IP communication record R2 including a discrimination information of said logical terminal LP2 for said network node apparatus N2, said connection server S1 commands a setting of an IP communication record R1 including a discrimination information of said logical terminal LP1 for said network node apparatus N1, said IP communication records R1 and R2 define a communication path P12 for transferring an internal IP packet between said network node apparatus N1 and N2,when said terminal T1 transmits an external IP packet 7 that a source address is said external IP address EA1, a destination address is said external IP address EA2 of said terminal T2 and a destination port number is said port number PN2, said external IP packet 7 is judged at network node apparatus N1 whether an IP capsulation condition is satisfied based on administration of said communication record R1 or not,when said IP capsulation condition is satisfied, said external IP packet 7 is capsulated, said capsulated packet becomes to an internal IP packet 7 that a destination address is said internal IP address IA2 for discriminating said logical terminal LP2 and is transferred in said communication path P12, and it is reversely capsulated at said network node apparatus N2 and then a restored external IP packet 7 is sent to said terminal T2, andwhen said terminal T1 transmits an external IP packet 9 that includes a communication cutting-off request and a destination address is said external IP address EA81, said external IP packet 9 becomes to an internal IP packet 9 including said communication cuffing-off request and then reaches at said connection server S1, said connection servers S1 and S2 send/receive a release message (REL) or a release completion message (RLC) and command a disappear of said communication records R1 and R2.

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