Resource reservation protocol based guaranteed quality of service internet protocol connections over a switched network through proxy signaling
First Claim
1. A method for establishing an internet protocol session over a switched network, comprising:
- forwarding a path message to a destination bridging device that bridges the switched network and an internet protocol network, the destination bridging device having a switched network address and an internet protocol network address and directing the path message to an originating host device over the internet protocol network; and
receiving, from the destination bridging device, a setup message received over the switched network by the destination bridging device from an originating bridging device that bridges the switched network and the internet protocol network, in response to the originating bridging device receiving the path message on behalf of the originating host device,wherein the internet protocol session is established over the switched network between at least the destination bridging device and the originating bridging device based on forwarding the path message and receiving the setup message.
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Abstract
An internet protocol session is established over a switched network. A path message is forwarded to a destination bridging device that bridges the switched network and an internet protocol network. The destination bridging device has a switched network address and an internet protocol network address and directs the path message to an originating host device over the internet protocol network. A setup message is received from the destination bridging device. The setup message is received over the switched network by the destination bridging device from an originating bridging device that bridges the switched network and the internet protocol network, in response to the originating bridging device receiving the path message on behalf of the originating host device. The internet protocol session is established over the switched network between at least the destination bridging device and the originating bridging device based on forwarding the path message and receiving the setup message.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for establishing an internet protocol session over a switched network, comprising:
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forwarding a path message to a destination bridging device that bridges the switched network and an internet protocol network, the destination bridging device having a switched network address and an internet protocol network address and directing the path message to an originating host device over the internet protocol network; and receiving, from the destination bridging device, a setup message received over the switched network by the destination bridging device from an originating bridging device that bridges the switched network and the internet protocol network, in response to the originating bridging device receiving the path message on behalf of the originating host device, wherein the internet protocol session is established over the switched network between at least the destination bridging device and the originating bridging device based on forwarding the path message and receiving the setup message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A proxy device for establishing an internet protocol session over a switched network, comprising:
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a forwarder that forwards a path message to a destination bridging device that bridges the switched network and an internet protocol network, the destination bridging device having a switched network address and an internet protocol network address and directing the path message to an originating host device over the internet protocol network; and a receiver that receives, from the destination bridging device, a setup message received over the switched network by the destination bridging device from an originating bridging device that bridges the switched network and the internet protocol network, in response to the originating bridging device receiving the path message on behalf of the originating host device, wherein the internet protocol session is established over the switched network between at least the destination bridging device and the originating bridging device based on forwarding the path message and receiving the setup message.
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17. A tangible computer readable medium that stores a computer program, executable by a computer, that establishes an internet protocol session over a switched network, comprising:
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a forwarding code segment that forwards a path message to a destination bridging device that bridges the switched network and an internet protocol network, the destination bridging device having a switched network address and an internet protocol network address and directing the path message to an originating host device over the internet protocol network; and a receiving code segment that receives, from the destination bridging device, a setup message received over the switched network by the destination bridging device from an originating bridging device that bridges the switched network and the internet protocol network, in response to the originating bridging device receiving the path message on behalf of the originating host device, wherein the internet protocol session is established over the switched network between at least the destination bridging device and the originating bridging device based on forwarding the path message and receiving the setup message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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