Highly adaptable proxy traversal and authentication
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1. A method for communication through a proxy server using a multimedia protocol, said method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of packets of data from a first endpoint in a multimedia protocol;
converting said plurality of packets into a commonly-used protocol;
establishing a connection with said proxy server using said commonly-used protocol;
receiving at said proxy server said plurality of packets in said commonly-used protocol; and
transmitting said plurality of packets to a second endpoint in said commonly-used protocol.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for transporting multimedia protocol traffic over a proxy server using a commonly-used proxy protocol. Multimedia protocol traffic from a first endpoint is received and then converted. The converted data is then transmitted using a commonly-used protocol across a network. The traffic is received and reconverted to the original multimedia protocol. The reconverted data is then transmitted to a second endpoint. By using a commonly-used protocol to transmit traffic between endpoints, proxy servers between each endpoint may be traversed without changing any of their settings.
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1. A method for communication through a proxy server using a multimedia protocol, said method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of packets of data from a first endpoint in a multimedia protocol; converting said plurality of packets into a commonly-used protocol; establishing a connection with said proxy server using said commonly-used protocol; receiving at said proxy server said plurality of packets in said commonly-used protocol; and transmitting said plurality of packets to a second endpoint in said commonly-used protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a first network device, comprising; an interface for receiving a plurality of packets in a multimedia protocol; a first conversion utility for converting said plurality of packets into a commonly-used proxy protocol; a second interface for transmitting said plurality of packets using said commonly-used proxy protocol; and a proxy server, comprising; a third interface for receiving said plurality of packets using said commonly-used proxy protocol; an authentication utility for authenticating said first network device; and a fourth interface for transmitting said plurality of packets using said commonly-used proxy protocol; wherein said authentication utility controls said transmitting on said fourth interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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receiving at a first network device a plurality of packets of data in multimedia protocol; converting said plurality of packets into a commonly-used protocol; establishing a connection with a proxy server using said commonly-used protocol; transmitting said plurality of packets to said proxy server in said commonly-used protocol; receiving at a second network device said plurality of packets in said commonly-used protocol; and converting said plurality of packets in said commonly-used protocol into said multimedia protocol. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
a first network device, comprising; an interface for receiving a plurality of packets in a multimedia protocol; a first conversion utility for converting said plurality of packets into a commonly-used proxy protocol; and a second interface for transmitting said plurality of packets via a communication network using said commonly-used proxy protocol, wherein said commonly-used proxy protocol is a protocol that is commonly recognized by a receiving proxy server as a valid and authorized protocol. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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