Methods and apparatus for facilitating remote communication with an IP network
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating communication between IP enabled communication devices over a network, comprising:
- establishing a connection to a network by a proxy device such that a first IP address is received by said proxy device as part of said connection;
authenticating said proxy device with a gatekeeper device that controls communication with a second IP enabled device associated with said network;
receiving, by the proxy device, a request from a first IP enabled communication device to connect to said network, wherein said first IP enabled communication device is associated with a second IP address;
receiving a communication from said first IP enabled communication device by the proxy device, said communication using said second IP address as a source address and a third IP address as a destination address; and
sending said received communication having said second IP address as the source address and said third IP address as the destination address from said proxy device to the second IP enabled communication device, said sent communication using said first IP address as the source IP address and a fourth IP address as the destination address for said communication being sent to said second IP enabled communication device.
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Abstract
A system, method, apparatus, and computer program code for facilitating communication via an IP network. According to some embodiments of the present invention, a proxy device is positioned topologically between an IP enabled communication device (e.g., an IP telephone) and an IP based network. The proxy device may establish a remote access connection to the network before or after receiving a request from the IP enabled communication device to communicate to or via the network. The proxy device then facilitates communication between the IP enabled communication device and the network. In addition, the proxy device may modify source and/or destination IP addresses in messages or other communications received from the IP enabled communication device prior to sending such messages or other communications to the network and may modify source and/or destination IP addresses in messages or other communications received from the network prior to sending such messages or other communications to the IP enabled communication device.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating communication between IP enabled communication devices over a network, comprising:
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establishing a connection to a network by a proxy device such that a first IP address is received by said proxy device as part of said connection; authenticating said proxy device with a gatekeeper device that controls communication with a second IP enabled device associated with said network; receiving, by the proxy device, a request from a first IP enabled communication device to connect to said network, wherein said first IP enabled communication device is associated with a second IP address; receiving a communication from said first IP enabled communication device by the proxy device, said communication using said second IP address as a source address and a third IP address as a destination address; and sending said received communication having said second IP address as the source address and said third IP address as the destination address from said proxy device to the second IP enabled communication device, said sent communication using said first IP address as the source IP address and a fourth IP address as the destination address for said communication being sent to said second IP enabled communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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