System and method to transport HTTP over XMPP

• US 9,503,529 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2011
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Li, Li, Chou, Wu
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Angela
• Application Number:
  US13/239,811
• Publication Number:
  US 20120254362A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,888 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0407 wherein the identity of one or more communicating identities is hidden cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for anonymous credentials or for identity based cryptographic systems H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/03 Protecting confidentiality, e.g. by encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

Method to transport HTPP over XMPP, including: forming a first two-level URI template to identify web resources accessible by use of HTTP in an XMPP network, wherein a first level is XMPP-formatted and a second level is HTTP-formatted; binding HTTP to XMPP <message> and <iq> stanzas; transmitting the HTTP messages in those stanzas; receiving a HTTP messages in those stanzas; and a XMPP mechanism to discover if an XMPP entity supports transporting HTTP over XMPP.

Claims

1. A method to transport HTTP over XMPP, comprising:

forming a first two-level URI template to identify web resources accessible by use of HTTP in an XMPP network, wherein a first level is XMPP-formatted and a second level is HTTP-formatted;

binding HTTP to first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas, wherein binding HTTP to first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas comprises;

binding HTTP GET to an XMPP <

iq type=“

get”

>

stanza;

binding HTTP PUT, POST and DELETE to an XMPP <

iq type=“

set”

>

stanza;

binding HTTP response codes 1xx-3xx to an XMPP <

iq type=“

result”

>

stanza; and

binding HTTP response codes 4xx-5xx to an XMPP <

iq type=“

error”

>

stanza;

transmitting the first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas;

receiving a HTTP message in received <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas; and

discovering, by use of an XMPP mechanism, whether an XMPP entity supports transport of HTTP over XMPP.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas are sent to an HTTP/XMPP gateway.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas is by use of an XMPP process library.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein discovering whether the XMPP entity supports the transport of HTTP over XMPP comprises:

extracting an XMPP JID from a second two-level URI template;

assigning the XMPP JID to a HTTP Host header field;

extracting a HTTP Request-URI field from a portion of the second two-level URI template following a predetermined delimiter;

activating an XMPP connection;

transmitting a second XMPP <

iq>

stanza to a destination indicated by the JID, wherein the second XMPP <

iq>

stanza comprises a HTTP GET message to a URI location indicated by the HTTP Request-URI;

receiving a result <

iq>

stanza from the destination indicated by the JID; and

extracting a response from the result <

iq>

stanza.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

transmitting an XMPP service discovery stanza to the destination indicated by the JID, wherein the XMPP service discovery stanza comprises at least one of a query of supported protocols and a query of an entry point URI.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein activating the XMPP connection comprises selecting a previously established XMPP connection.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein activating the XMPP connection comprises prompting a user to log in to an XMPP server.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a response to the XMPP service discovery stanza; and

invoking REST services at the entry point URI.

9. A method to transport HTTP over XMPP, comprising:

forming a first two-level URI template to identify web resources accessible by use of HTTP in an XMPP network, wherein a first level is XMPP-formatted and a second level is HTTP-formatted;

binding HTTP to first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas, wherein binding HTTP to first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas comprises;

binding HTTP GET to an XMPP <

message type=“

chat|groupchat|normal”

>

stanza;

binding HTTP PUT, POST and DELETE to an XMPP <

message type=“

chat|groupchat|normal”

>

stanza;

binding HTTP response codes 1xx-3xx to an XMPP <

message type=“

chat|groupchat|normal”

>

stanza; and

binding HTTP response codes 4xx-5xx to an XMPP <

message type=“

error”

>

stanza;

transmitting the first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas;

receiving a HTTP message in received <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas; and

discovering, by use of an XMPP mechanism, whether an XMPP entity supports transport of HTTP over XMPP.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas are sent to an HTTP/XMPP gateway.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein transmitting the first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas is by use of an XMPP process library.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein discovering whether the XMPP entity supports the transport of HTTP over XMPP comprises:

extracting an XMPP JID from a second two-level URI template;

assigning the XMPP JID to a HTTP Host header field;

extracting a HTTP Request-URI field from a portion of the second two-level URI template following a predetermined delimiter;

activating an XMPP connection;

transmitting a second XMPP <

iq>

stanza to a destination indicated by the JID, wherein the second XMPP <

iq>

stanza comprises a HTTP GET message to a URI location indicated by the HTTP Request-URI;

receiving a result <

iq>

stanza from the destination indicated by the JID; and

extracting a response from the result <

iq>

stanza.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

transmitting an XMPP service discovery stanza to the destination indicated by the JID, wherein the XMPP service discovery stanza comprises at least one of a query of supported protocols and a query of an entry point URI.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein activating the XMPP connection comprises selecting a previously established XMPP connection.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein activating the XMPP connection comprises prompting a user to log in to an XMPP server.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a response to the XMPP service discovery stanza; and

invoking REST services at the entry point URI.

17. A method to transport HTTP over XMPP, comprising:

forming a first two-level URI template to identify web resources accessible by use of HTTP in an XMPP network, wherein a first level is XMPP-formatted and a second level is HTTP-formatted;

binding HTTP to first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas;

transmitting the first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas;

receiving a HTTP message in received <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas; and

discovering, by use of an XMPP mechanism, whether an XMPP entity supports transport of HTTP over XMPP,

wherein discovering whether the XMPP entity supports the transport of HTTP over XMPP comprises;

extracting an XMPP JID from a second two-level URI template;

assigning the XMPP JID to a HTTP Host header field;

extracting a HTTP Request-URI field from a portion of the second two-level URI template following a predetermined delimiter;

activating an XMPP connection;

transmitting a second XMPP <

iq>

stanza to a destination indicated by the JID, wherein the second XMPP <

iq>

stanza comprises a HTTP GET message to a URI location indicated by the HTTP Request-URI;

receiving a result IQ stanza from the destination indicated by the JID; and

extracting a response from the result <

iq>

stanza.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas are sent to an HTTP/XMPP gateway.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein transmitting the first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas is by use of an XMPP process library.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein activating the XMPP connection comprises selecting a previously established XMPP connection.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein activating the XMPP connection comprises prompting a user to log in to an XMPP server.

22. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

transmitting an XMPP service discovery stanza to the destination indicated by the JID, wherein the XMPP service discovery stanza comprises at least one of a query of supported protocols and a query of an entry point URI.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein binding HTTP to first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanzas comprises;

binding HTTP GET to an XMPP <

iq type=“

get”

>

stanza;

binding HTTP PUT, POST and DELETE to an XMPP <

iq type=“

set”

>

stanza;

binding HTTP response codes 1xx-3xx to an XMPP <

iq type=“

result”

>

stanza; and

binding HTTP response codes 4xx-5xx to an XMPP <

iq type=“

error”

>

stanza.

24. The method of claim 17, wherein binding HTTP to first XMPP <

message> and

<

iq>

stanza comprises;

binding HTTP GET to an XMPP <

message type=“

chat|groupchat|normal”

>

stanza;

binding HTTP PUT, POST and DELETE to an XMPP <

message type=“

chat|groupchat|normal”

>

stanza;

binding HTTP response codes 1xx-3xx to an XMPP <

message type=“

chat|groupchat|normal”

>

stanza; and

binding HTTP response codes 4xx-5xx to an XMPP <

message type=“

error”

>

stanza.

25. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

receiving a response to the XMPP service discovery stanza; and

invoking REST services at the entry point URI.