Session initiation protocol message routing method between IP networks using different IP address format

• US 8,346,962 B2
• Filed: 02/11/2011
• Issued: 01/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Jang-Won, Lee, Ho-Jin, Bak, Sang-Man
• Primary Examiner(s): ENG, DAVID Y
• Application Number:
  US13/025,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20110191493A1
• Time in Patent Office: 690 Days
• Field of Search: 709/238, 709/245
• US Class Current: 709/238
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2514 between local and global IP addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2575 using address mapping retrieval, e.g. simple traversal of user datagram protocol through session traversal utilities for NAT [STUN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2585 through application level gateway [ALG]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1043 Gateway controllers, e.g. media gateway control protocol [MGCP] controllers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]

Abstract

Disclosed are examples of an interworking system and related methods. The interworking system can be configured to implement a session initiation protocol (SIP) message routing method that may include checking a transmitting subject and a transmission method of a SIP message, applying a network address translation based on the checked message'"'"'s transmitting subject and its transmission method, and specifying the address of the node selected based on the checked message'"'"'s transmitting subject in routing path information.

Claims

1. A method for routing a session initiation protocol (SIP) message between a local network and a public network, the method comprising:

receiving the SIP message from one of the local network and the public network;

determining a transmitting subject and a transmission method identifier of the received SIP message, wherein the transmitting subject is one of the local network and the public network, and wherein the transmission method identifier includes information relating to whether the SIP message includes one of a request message and a response message;

extracting, from the received SIP message, information relating to a media receiving port, information relating to a media receiving Internet Protocol (IP) address, and information relating to a real time control protocol (RTCP) receiving IP address and port;

applying a network address translation to the extracted information based on the determined transmitting subject and the determined transmission method identifier;

using a result of the applied network address translation to specify a node address relating to performing routing on the SIP message, wherein when the determined transmitting subject is the local network, a public IP address used by the public network is specified, and wherein when the determined transmitting subject is the public network, a private IP address used by the local network is specified; and

using the extracted information and the specified node address relating to performing routing to route the SIP message to a destination address which belongs to a same network as the specified node address.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the information relating to a media receiving port, the information relating to a media receiving Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the information relating to a real time control protocol (RTCP) receiving IP address and port relates to a media type selected from at least one from among audio media, video media, and text media.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein when the transmitting subject is determined to be the local network and the transmission method identifier is determined to include information relating to a session invite request message, the operation of applying a network translation includes translating the extracted information into a public IP address by using a network address translation table to allocate a public IP address and mapping the allocated public address based on the extracted information.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising applying the network address translation to transport information relating to the transmitting subject which is included in the SIP message, the transport information including one of host name and network address information.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the network address translation is applied by using a network address translation table.

6. An message routing apparatus, comprising:

a message receiving module which receives a session initiation protocol (SIP) message from one of a local network and a public network, and which determines a transmitting subject and a transmission method identifier of the received SIP message, wherein the transmitting subject is one of the local network and the public network, and wherein the transmission method identifier includes information relating to whether the SIP message includes one of a request message and a response message;

a first address translation module which applies a network translation to information included in the received SIP message based on the determined transmitting subject and the determined transmission method identifier, the information including first information relating to a media receiving port, second information relating to a media receiving Internet Protocol (IP) address, and third information relating to a real time control protocol (RTCP) receiving IP address and port;

a routing path generating module which uses an output of the first address translation module to specify a node address relating to performing routing on the SIP message, wherein when the determined transmitting subject is the local network, the routing path generating module is configured to specify a public IP address used by the public network, and wherein when the determined transmitting subject is the public network, the routing path generating module is configured to specify a private IP address used by the local network is specified; and

a message transmitter which uses an output of the routing path generating module to transmit the SIP message to a destination address which belongs to the same network as the specified node address.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein each of the first information relating to the media receiving port, the second information relating to the media receiving Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the third information relating to the real time control protocol (RTCP) receiving IP address and the port relates to a media type selected from at least one from among audio media, video media, and text media.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising an address allocation module and an address mapping module, wherein when the transmitting subject is determined to be the local network and the transmission method identifier is determined to include information relating to a session invite request message, the address allocation module is configured to translate the information included in the received SIP message into a public IP address by using a network address translation table to allocate the public IP address, and the address mapping module is configured to map the allocated public IP address based on the information included in the received SIP message.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a second address translation module which applies a network address translation to transport information relating to the transmitting subject which is included in the SIP message, the transport information including one of host name and network address information.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein each of the first address translation module and the second address translation module is configured to apply the respective network address translation by using a network address translation table.