Voice over IP forwarding
First Claim
1. System for forwarding and recording packet-based media in a network, the system comprising:
- a recording device to record Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) packets;
at least one forwarder, configured to select, according to a predefined policy, at least one packet of media transmitted through at least one media source accessible to the forwarder, and to forward the selected packet of media to the recording device; and
a forwarding manager separate from and communicating with the forwarder, using a predefined protocol, said communicating comprising receiving information relating to the forwarder and the at least one media source accessible to the forwarder and receiving a request for recording VoIP from an identified media source, and configured to provide a list containing at least one forwarder to a recording management unit, wherein said listed at least one forwarder is usable for forwarding the at least one packet of media from the identified media source according to said information,wherein the recording management unit is configured to select from said list a particular forwarder to forward VoIP packets from the identified media source to the recording device.
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Abstract
A system for forwarding packed-based media in a network, the system comprising: a) at least one forwarder, configured to extract at least one packet of media from at least one media source accessible to the forwarder, and to forward the extracted packet of media to at least one capture device, and b) a forwarding manager, communicating with the forwarder, using a predefined protocol, the communicating comprising receiving media accessibility information relating to the forwarder and the at least one media source accessible to the forwarder and receiving a request identifying a media source, and configured to list at least one of the forwarders, wherein the listed forwarders are usable for forwarding the at least one packet of media from the identified media source according to the media accessibility information.
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37 Claims
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1. System for forwarding and recording packet-based media in a network, the system comprising:
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a recording device to record Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) packets; at least one forwarder, configured to select, according to a predefined policy, at least one packet of media transmitted through at least one media source accessible to the forwarder, and to forward the selected packet of media to the recording device; and a forwarding manager separate from and communicating with the forwarder, using a predefined protocol, said communicating comprising receiving information relating to the forwarder and the at least one media source accessible to the forwarder and receiving a request for recording VoIP from an identified media source, and configured to provide a list containing at least one forwarder to a recording management unit, wherein said listed at least one forwarder is usable for forwarding the at least one packet of media from the identified media source according to said information, wherein the recording management unit is configured to select from said list a particular forwarder to forward VoIP packets from the identified media source to the recording device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Method for forwarding and recording packet-based media in a network, comprising:
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updating, by a forwarding manager, a list according to information received using a predefined protocol and relating to at least one forwarder among a plurality of forwarders and at least one media source accessible to said forwarder, the forwarder separate from and communicating with the forwarding manager; receiving, by said forwarding manager, a request for recording VoIP from an identified media source, using said predefined protocol; providing by said forwarding manager to a recording management unit, a list comprising at least one forwarder usable for selecting, according to a predefined policy, at least one packet of media transmitted through said identified media source according to said information; and selecting, by said recording management unit, at least one forwarder from said list to forward VoIP packets from said identified media source to said recording device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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