System and method for providing registration-coupled subscriptions in a session initiation protocol (SIP) environment

• US 8,315,247 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2006
• Issued: 11/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Rosenberg, Jonathan D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nawaz, Asad
• Assistant Examiner(s): HAMEL, JOEL A
• Application Number:
  US11/456,284
• Publication Number:
  US 20070011342A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,325 Days
• Field of Search: 379/121.06, 370352-356, 370/349, 455/432.1, 455/435.1, 726 1- 3
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066

Abstract

A system and method for coupling a subscription to a registration in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) environment includes creating a first registration-coupled subscription to initiate registration of a communication session and to initiate a subscription to an event package. The first registration-coupled subscription is transmitted, and a response is received to the first registration-coupled subscription, wherein the response confirms the subscription to the event package.

Claims

1. A method for coupling a subscription to a registration in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) environment, comprising:

creating, by a user agent client (UAC) having a processor, a first registration-coupled subscription to initiate registration of a communication session and to initiate a subscription to an event package, wherein creating the first registration-coupled subscription comprises generating a REGISTER message with a subscription header field that identifies a plurality of event packages with which to establish a subscription and identifies one or more resources associated with the plurality of event packages, the UAC and the resources having the same address-of-record (AOR), the resources having a self-authorization policy that authorizes the UAC to subscribe to events of the resources having the same AOR as the UAC, and the REGISTER message comprises an identification of a dialog, the dialog facilitates identification of a component that owns the dialog associated with the event package;

transmitting the first registration-coupled subscription;

receiving, at the UAC, a response to the first registration-coupled subscription, wherein the response confirms the registration of the communication session and the subscription to the event package;

creating, by the UAC, a second registration-coupled subscription; and

transmitting the second registration-coupled subscription to a registrar to refresh the registration and the subscription.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the first registration-coupled subscription comprises transmitting the first registration-coupled subscription to a registrar.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a notification from a registrar if a change occurs to the event package to which a subscription has been established.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a notification from an event server if a change occurs to the event package to which a subscription has been established.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the subscription exists for a duration equal to a duration of the registration.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the REGISTER message comprises:

an identification of a user agent client;

an Internet Protocol address of the user agent client;

a duration of the registration; and

a subscription header field.

7. A communication system that facilitates communication using a registration-coupled subscription in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) environment, comprising:

one or more user agent clients (UAC) having a processor, each UAC operable to;

create a first registration-coupled subscription to initiate registration of a communication session and to initiate a subscription to an event package, wherein creating the first registration-coupled subscription comprises generating a REGISTER message with a subscription header field that identifies a plurality of event packages with which to establish a subscription and identifies one or more resources associated with the plurality of event packages, the UAC and the resources having the same address-of- record (AOR), the resources having a self-authorization policy that authorizes the UAC to subscribe to events of the resources having the same AOR as the UAC, and the REGISTER message comprises an identification of a dialog, the dialog facilitates identification of a component that owns the dialog associated with the event package;

transmit the first registration-coupled subscription;

receive a response to the first registration-coupled subscription, wherein the response confirms the registration of the communication session and the subscription to the event package;

a registrar coupled to a UAC, the register operable to;

receive the first registration-coupled subscription;

establish the subscription to the event package; and

send the response to the first registration-coupled subscription; and

one or more event servers coupled to the registrar, each event server operable to provide event state information according to the event package, wherein the one or more UACs is further operable to;

create a second registration-coupled subscription; and

transmit the second registration-coupled subscription to the registrar to refresh the registration and the subscription.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein each user agent client is further operable to transmit the first registration-coupled subscription to a server, wherein the server is a selected one of the registrar and the event server.

9. The communication system of claim 7, wherein the event server is further operable to publish the event state information to the registrar, and the registrar is further operable to send a notification to the one or more UACs, the notification confirming the event state information received from the event server.

10. The communication system of claim 7, wherein the event server is further operable to:

subscribe to an event package of the registrar that provides a first notification of the registration-coupled subscriptions subscribing to the event server;

receive the first notification of the registration-coupled subscription; and

transmit a second notification to the UAC subscribed to the event package, wherein the second notification confirms the event state information of the event package.

11. The communication system of claim 7, wherein the event server is further operable to:

subscribe to an event package of the registrar that provides a first notification of the registration-coupled subscriptions subscribing to the event server;

receive the first notification of the registration-coupled subscription; and

publish the event state information of the event package to the registrar.

12. The communication system of claim 11, wherein the registrar is further operable to transmit a second notification to the one or more UACs subscribed to the event package, wherein the second notification confirms the event state information of the event package.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising logic for coupling a subscription to a registration in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) environment, the logic, when executed by a processor, operable to:

create a first registration-coupled subscription to initiate registration of a communication session and to initiate a subscription to an event package, wherein creating the first registration-coupled subscription comprises generating a REGISTER message with a subscription header field that identifies a plurality of event packages with which to establish a subscription and identifies one or more resources associated with the plurality of event packages, the UAC and the resources having the same address-of- record (AOR), the resources having a self-authorization policy that authorizes the UAC to subscribe to events of the resources having the same AOR as the UAC, and the REGISTER message comprises an identification of a dialog, the dialog facilitates identification of a component that owns the dialog associated with the event package;

transmit the first registration-coupled subscription;

received a response to the first registration-coupled subscription, wherein the response confirms the registration of the communication session and the subscription to the event package;

create a second registration-coupled subscription; and

transmit the second registration-coupled subscription to a server to refresh the registration and the subscription.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein transmitting the first registration-coupled subscription comprises transmitting the first registration-coupled subscription to a registrar.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 13, the logic further operable to receive a notification from a registrar if a change occurs to the event package to which a subscription has been established.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 13, the logic further operable to receive a notification from an event server if a change occurs to the event package to which a subscription has been established.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the subscription exists for a duration equal to a duration of the registration.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the REGISTER message comprises:

an identification of a user agent client;

an Internet Protocol address of the user agent client;

a duration of the registration; and

a subscription header field.

19. A system for coupling a subscription to a registration in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) environment, comprising:

means for creating a first registration-coupled subscription to initiate registration of a communication session and to initiate a subscription to an event package, wherein creating the first registration-coupled subscription comprises generating a REGISTER message with a subscription header field that identifies a plurality of event packages with which to establish a subscription and identifies one or more resources associated with the plurality of event packages, the UAC and the resources having the same address-of-record (AOR), the resources having a self-authorization policy that authorizes the UAC to subscribe to events of the resources having the same AOR as the UAC, and the REGISTER message comprises an identification of a dialog, the dialog facilitates identification of a component that owns the dialog associated with the event package;

means for transmitting the first registration-coupled subscription;

means for receiving a response to the first registration-coupled subscription, wherein the response confirms the registration of the communication session and the subscription to the event package;

means for creating a second registration-coupled subscription; and

means for transmitting the second registration-coupled subscription to a registrar to refresh the registration and the subscription.