Message processing method and apparatus based on the SIP protocol and an IP communication system

• US 8,713,351 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2007
• Issued: 04/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Han, Yinjun, Yang, Yong, Jia, Xinhua
• Primary Examiner(s): TRUONG, LOAN
• Application Number:
  US12/679,655
• Publication Number:
  US 20100299551A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,324 Days
• Field of Search: 714/4.1, 714/4.12, 714/49, 713/181
• US Class Current: 714/4.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1045 Proxies, e.g. for session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

The present invention provides a message processing method, apparatus based on the SIP Protocol and an IP communication system, wherein the method comprises: a step for processing messages from a core network, for using a SIP proxy server as a uniform access interface for SIP messages from the core network to judge and distribute the received SIP messages to corresponding application servers for processing; a step for processing messages from the application servers, for using the SIP proxy server as a uniform access interface for SIP messages from the application servers to distribute, according to instructions from the application servers, the received SIP messages to corresponding core network device for processing. Thus, with the method and system of the present invention, when the processing capability of one application server is not enough, the processing capability of the application server could be improved by expanding the number of the application servers without any need to perform modification of the configuration by the core network device.

Claims

1. A message processing method based on the SIP Protocol for a message processing system including a number of application servers and core network devices, comprising:

a step of processing messages from a core network, of using a SIP proxy server as a uniform access interface for SIP messages from the core network to judge and distribute the received SIP messages to corresponding application servers for processing;

a step of processing messages from the application servers, of using the SIP proxy server as a uniform access interface for SIP messages from the application servers to distribute, according to instructions from the application servers, the received SIP messages to corresponding core network devices for processing,

wherein the method further comprises an application server survival detection step, performed through the SIP proxy server, for detecting failure of an application server and transferring the traffic of the application server in the event of failure to other application servers, and

wherein the step for processing the messages from the core network further comprises judging whether a to-header in the message contains a tag parameter, and whether the message is a request message, if the to-header in the message does not contain a tag parameter and the message is a request message, the SIP proxy server distributes the message to a corresponding application server according to a pre-configured message distribution strategy, and simultaneously adds a sign indicating which core network device the message is from at the end of the message, and if the to-header in the message contains a tag parameter or the message is a response message, a further step is taken to judge whether the tag parameter in the to-header in the message contains identification information of the application server.

2. The message processing method based on the SIP Protocol according to claim 1, wherein, before the step of processing the messages from the core network and the step of processing the messages from the application servers, the method further comprises:

a step of judging whether a message is from the core network or from an application server after the message is received from a network layer by the SIP proxy server, if the message is from the core network, performing the step of processing the messages from the core network, otherwise, performing the step of processing the messages from the application servers.

3. The message processing method based on the SIP Protocol according to claim 1, wherein, regarding the step of judging whether the tag parameter in the to-header in the message contains identification information of the application server, if yes, the SIP proxy server distributes the message to a corresponding application server, and simultaneously adds a sign indicating which core network device the message is from at the end of the message;

otherwise, a further step is taken to judge whether a tag parameter in a from-header in the message contains an application server identifier.

4. The message processing method based on the SIP Protocol according to claim 3, wherein, regarding the step of judging whether the tag parameter in the from-header in the message contains an application server identifier, if yes, the SIP proxy server distributes the message to a corresponding application server, and simultaneously adds a sign indicating which core network device the message is from at the end of the message;

otherwise, the message is discarded.

5. The message processing method based on the SIP Protocol according to claim 1, wherein, the method further comprises a step of adjusting distribution strategy, performed through the SIP proxy server, of sensing the performance of the application server according to the results of the survival detection, and dynamically adjusting the distribution strategy of the application server according to the performance parameters of the application server.

6. A message processing apparatus using the message processing method based on the SIP protocol according to claim 1, comprising a number of application servers and a SIP proxy server, wherein the SIP proxy server, as a uniform access interface, receives SIP messages from a core network or application servers, and distributes the SIP messages to corresponding application servers or core network devices for processing after judging the SIP messages, wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for detecting failure of an application server, and transferring the traffic of the application server in the event of failure to other application servers, and wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for performing following steps for processing the messages from the core network:

judging whether a to-header in the message contains a tag parameter, and whether the message is a request message, if the to-header in the message does not contain a tag parameter and the message is a request message, the SIP proxy server distributing the message to a corresponding application server according to a pre-configured message distribution strategy, and simultaneously adding a sign indicating which core network device the message is from at the end of the message, and if the to-header in the message contains a tag parameter or the message is a response message, further judging whether the tag parameter in the to-header in the message contains identification information of the application server.

7. The message processing apparatus based on the SIP protocol according to claim 6 wherein, the SIP proxy server is further used for sensing the performance of the application server according to the results of the failure detection, and dynamically adjusting the distribution strategy of the application server according to the performance parameters of the application server.

8. An IP communication system using the message processing method based on the SIP protocol according to claim 1, comprising a message processing apparatus based on the SIP protocol wherein, the apparatus comprises a number of application servers and a SIP proxy server, the SIP proxy server, as a uniform access interface, receives SIP messages from a core network or application servers, and distributes the SIP messages to corresponding application servers or core network devices for processing after judging the SIP messages, wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for detecting failure of an application server, and transferring the traffic of the application server in the event of failure to other application servers, and wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for performing following steps for processing the messages from the core network:

judging whether a to-header in the message contains a tag parameter, and whether the message is a request message, if the to-header in the message does not contain a tag parameter and the message is a request message, the SIP proxy server distributing the message to a corresponding application server according to a pre-configured message distribution strategy, and simultaneously adding a sign indicating which core network device the message is from at the end of the message, and if the to-header in the message contains a tag parameter or the message is a response message, further judging whether the tag parameter in the to-header in the message contains identification information of the application server.

9. A message processing apparatus using the message processing method based on the SIP protocol according to claim 2, comprising a number of application servers and a SIP proxy server, wherein the SIP proxy server, as a uniform access interface, receives SIP messages from a core network or application servers, and distributes the SIP messages to corresponding application servers or core network devices for processing after judging the SIP messages, wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for detecting failure of an application server, and transferring the traffic of the application server in the event of failure to other application servers, and wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for performing following steps for processing the messages from the core network:

judging whether a to-header in the message contains a tag parameter, and whether the message is a request message, if the to-header in the message does not contain a tag parameter and the message is a request message, the SIP proxy server distributing the message to a corresponding application server according to a pre-configured message distribution strategy, and simultaneously adding a sign indicating which core network device the message is from at the end of the message, and if the to-header in the message contains a tag parameter or the message is a response message, further judging whether the tag parameter in the to-header in the message contains identification information of the application server.

10. A message processing apparatus using the message processing method based on the SIP protocol according to claim 1, comprising a number of application servers and a SIP proxy server, wherein the SIP proxy server, as a uniform access interface, receives SIP messages from a core network or application servers, and distributes the SIP messages to corresponding application servers or core network devices for processing after judging the SIP messages, wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for detecting failure of an application server, and transferring the traffic of the application server in the event of failure to other application servers, and wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for performing following steps for processing the messages from the core network:

judging whether a to-header in the message contains a tag parameter, and whether the message is a request message, if the to-header in the message does not contain a tag parameter and the message is a request message, the SIP proxy server distributing the message to a corresponding application server according to a pre-configured message distribution strategy, and simultaneously adding a sign indicating which core network device the message is from at the end of the message, and if the to-header in the message contains a tag parameter or the message is a response message, further judging whether the tag parameter in the to-header in the message contains identification information of the application server.

11. A message processing apparatus using the message processing method based on the SIP protocol according to claim 3, comprising a number of application servers and a SIP proxy server, wherein the SIP proxy server, as a uniform access interface, receives SIP messages from a core network or application servers, and distributes the SIP messages to corresponding application servers or core network devices for processing after judging the SIP messages, wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for detecting failure of an application server, and transferring the traffic of the application server in the event of failure to other application servers, and wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for performing following steps for processing the messages from the core network:

judging whether a to-header in the message contains a tag parameter, and whether the message is a request message, if the to-header in the message does not contain a tag parameter and the message is a request message, the SIP proxy server distributing the message to a corresponding application server according to a pre-configured message distribution strategy, and simultaneously adding a sign indicating which core network device the message is from at the end of the message, and if the to-header in the message contains a tag parameter or the message is a response message, further judging whether the tag parameter in the to-header in the message contains identification information of the application server.

12. A message processing apparatus using the message processing method based on the SIP protocol according to claim 4, comprising a number of application servers and a SIP proxy server, wherein the SIP proxy server, as a uniform access interface, receives SIP messages from a core network or application servers, and distributes the SIP messages to corresponding application servers or core network devices for processing after judging the SIP messages, wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for detecting failure of an application server, and transferring the traffic of the application server in the event of failure to other application servers, and wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for performing following steps for processing the messages from the core network:

judging whether a to-header in the message contains a tag parameter, and whether the message is a request message, if the to-header in the message does not contain a tag parameter and the message is a request message, the SIP proxy server distributing the message to a corresponding application server according to a pre-configured message distribution strategy, and simultaneously adding a sign indicating which core network device the message is from at the end of the message, and if the to-header in the message contains a tag parameter or the message is a response message, further judging whether the tag parameter in the to-header in the message contains identification information of the application server.

13. An IP communication system using the message processing method based on the SIP protocol according to claim 2, comprising a message processing apparatus based on the SIP protocol, wherein, the apparatus comprises a number of application servers and a SIP proxy server, the SIP proxy server, as a uniform access interface, receives SIP messages from a core network or application servers, and distributes the SIP messages to corresponding application servers or core network devices for processing after judging the SIP messages, wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for detecting failure of an application server, and transferring the traffic of the application server in the event of failure to other application servers, and wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for performing following steps for processing the messages from the core network:

judging whether a to-header in the message contains a tag parameter, and whether the message is a request message, if the to-header in the message does not contain a tag parameter and the message is a request message, the SIP proxy server distributing the message to a corresponding application server according to a pre-configured message distribution strategy, and simultaneously adding a sign indicating which core network device the message is from at the end of the message, and if the to-header in the message contains a tag parameter or the message is a response message, further judging whether the tag parameter in the to-header in the message contains identification information of the application server.

14. An IP communication system using the message processing method based on the SIP protocol according to claim 1, comprising a message processing apparatus based on the SIP protocol, wherein, the apparatus comprises a number of application servers and a SIP proxy server, the SIP proxy server, as a uniform access interface, receives SIP messages from a core network or application servers, and distributes the SIP messages to corresponding application servers or core network devices for processing after judging the SIP messages, wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for detecting failure of an application server, and transferring the traffic of the application server in the event of failure to other application servers, and the SIP proxy server is further used for performing following steps for processing the messages from the core network:

judging whether a to-header in the message contains a tag parameter, and whether the message is a request message, if the to-header in the message does not contain a tag parameter and the message is a request message, the SIP proxy server distributing the message to a corresponding application server according to a pre-configured message distribution strategy, and simultaneously adding a sign indicating which core network device the message is from at the end of the message, and if the to-header in the message contains a tag parameter or the message is a response message, further judging whether the tag parameter in the to-header in the message contains identification information of the application server.

15. An IP communication system using the message processing method based on the SIP protocol according to claim 3, comprising a message processing apparatus based on the SIP protocol, wherein, the apparatus comprises a number of application servers and a SIP proxy server, the SIP proxy server, as a uniform access interface, receives SIP messages from a core network or application servers, and distributes the SIP messages to corresponding application servers or core network devices for processing after judging the SIP messages, wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for detecting failure of an application server, and transferring the traffic of the application server in the event of failure to other application servers, and wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for performing following steps for processing the messages from the core network:

judging whether a to-header in the message contains a tag parameter, and whether the message is a request message, if the to-header in the message does not contain a tag parameter and the message is a request message, the SIP proxy server distributing the message to a corresponding application server according to a pre-configured message distribution strategy, and simultaneously adding a sign indicating which core network device the message is from at the end of the message, and if the to-header in the message contains a tag parameter or the message is a response message, further judging whether the tag parameter in the to-header in the message contains identification information of the application server.

16. An IP communication system using the message processing method based on the SIP protocol according to claim 4, comprising a message processing apparatus based on the SIP protocol, wherein, the apparatus comprises a number of application servers and a SIP proxy server, the SIP proxy server, as a uniform access interface, receives SIP messages from a core network or application servers, and distributes the SIP messages to corresponding application servers or core network devices for processing after judging the SIP messages, wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for detecting failure of an application server, and transferring the traffic of the application server in the event of failure to other application servers, and wherein the SIP proxy server is further used for performing following steps for processing the messages from the core network:

judging whether a to-header in the message contains a tag parameter, and whether the message is a request message, if the to-header in the message does not contain a tag parameter and the message is a request message, the SIP proxy server distributing the message to a corresponding application server according to a pre-configured message distribution strategy, and simultaneously adding a sign indicating which core network device the message is from at the end of the message, and if the to-header in the message contains a tag parameter or the message is a response message, further judging whether the tag parameter in the to-header in the message contains identification information of the application server.