Network address translation traversal system and method for real-time communications

• US 9,736,316 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2015
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Original Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Inventors: Hsu, Chun-Yen, Chen, Whai-En, Chen, Bo-En
• Primary Examiner(s): Jiang, Charles C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Clark, Rose
• Application Number:
  US14/689,033
• Publication Number:
  US 20150304276A1
• Time in Patent Office: 852 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2514 between local and global IP addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2517 using port numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2564 for a higher-layer protocol, e.g. for session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2582 through control of the NAT server, e.g. using universal plug and play [UPnP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1033 Signalling gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0075 Details of addressing, directories or routing tables

Abstract

A network address translation traversal system and method for real-time communications are provided. The network address translation traversal system includes a user terminal equipment, a network address translation device, a signaling control system and a peer terminal. The user terminal equipment is in a private network, while the signaling control system and the peer terminal are in a public network. The signaling control system is configured to instruct the network address translation device to create a network address translation mapping for a real-time communication connection. The peer terminal is configured to create the real-time communication connection with the user terminal equipment via the network address translation device directly according to the network address translation mapping.

Claims

1. A network address translation traversal system for real-time communications, comprising:

a user terminal equipment located in a private network;

a network address translation device;

an IMS located in a public network, being configured to instruct the network address translation device to create a network address translation mapping for a real-time communication connection; and

a peer terminal located in the public network, being configured to create the real-time communication connection with the user terminal equipment via the network address translation device directly according to the network address translation mapping;

wherein;

the user terminal equipment is configured to transmit a first invitation message, the first invitation message comprises a first session initiation protocol parameter corresponding to a session initiation protocol, a first session description protocol parameter corresponding to a session description protocol, and a first Internet protocol parameter corresponding to an Internet protocol and a user datagram protocol, and the first session initiation protocol parameter, the first session description protocol parameter and the first Internet protocol parameter each comprise an Internet protocol address and a port number;

the network address translation device is configured to receive the first invitation message and translate the first invitation message into a second invitation message, and in the second invitation message, the first Internet protocol parameter is translated into a second Internet protocol parameter;

the IMS is configured to receive the second invitation message, and according to a comparison between the first session initiation protocol parameter and the second Internet protocol parameter, instruct the network address translation device to create the network address translation mapping for the first session description protocol parameter and a second session description protocol parameter and translate the second invitation message into a third invitation message, and in the third invitation message, the first session description protocol parameter is translated into the second session description protocol parameter; and

the peer terminal is configured to receive the third invitation message, and create the real-time communication connection with the user terminal equipment via the network address translation device directly according to the third invitation message.

2. The network address translation traversal system of claim 1, wherein the user terminal equipment or the peer terminal further transmits an end message to the IMS, and according to the end message, the IMS instructs the network address translation device to remove the network address translation mapping.

3. The network address translation traversal system of claim 2, wherein the IMS further creates a parameter mapping between a header record corresponding to the session description protocol and the port number of the second session description protocol parameter according to the comparison between the first session initiation protocol parameter and the second Internet protocol parameter, and according to the end message and the parameter mapping, instructs the network address translation device to remove the network address translation mapping.

4. The network address translation traversal system of claim 1, wherein:

the IMS further instructs the network address translation device to add a temporary session description protocol parameter in the network address translation mapping according to the comparison between the first session initiation protocol parameter and the second Internet protocol parameter;

the peer terminal further transmits a message to the IMS after receiving the third invitation message, wherein the message comprises a session description protocol parameter corresponding to the peer terminal; and

the IMS further instructs the network address translation device to replace the temporary session description protocol parameter with the session description protocol parameter corresponding to the peer terminal according to the message from the peer terminal, wherein the temporary session description protocol parameter and the session description protocol parameter corresponding to the peer terminal each comprise an Internet protocol address and a port number.

5. The network address translation traversal system of claim 4, wherein the user terminal equipment or the peer terminal further transmits an end message to the IMS, and according to the end message, the IMS instructs the network address translation device to remove the network address translation mapping.

6. The network address translation traversal system of claim 5, wherein the IMS further creates a parameter mapping between a header record corresponding to the session description protocol and the port number of the second session description protocol parameter according to the comparison between the first session initiation protocol parameter and the second Internet protocol parameter, and according to the end message and the parameter mapping, instructs the network address translation device to remove the network address translation mapping.

7. A network address translation traversal method for real-time communications, the network address translation traversal method being used in a system that comprises a user terminal equipment, a network address translation device, an IMS and a peer terminal, the user terminal equipment being located in a private network, and the IMS and the peer terminal being located in a public network, the network address translation traversal method comprising:

the IMS instructing the network address translation device to create a network address translation mapping for a real-time communication connection; and

the peer terminal creating the real-time communication connection with the user terminal equipment via the network address translation device directly according to the network address translation mapping;

the user terminal equipment transmitting a first invitation message, wherein the first invitation message comprises a first session initiation protocol parameter corresponding to a session initiation protocol, a first session description protocol parameter corresponding to a session description protocol, and a first Internet protocol parameter corresponding to an Internet protocol and a user datagram protocol, and the first session initiation protocol parameter, the first session description protocol parameter and the first Internet protocol parameter each comprise an Internet protocol address and a port number;

the network address translation device receiving the first invitation message and translate the first invitation message into a second invitation message, wherein the first Internet protocol parameter is translated into a second Internet protocol parameter in the second invitation message;

the IMS receiving the second invitation message and, according to a comparison between the first session initiation protocol parameter and the second Internet protocol parameter, instruct the network address translation device to create the network address translation mapping for the first session description protocol parameter and a second session description protocol parameter and translate the second invitation message into a third invitation message, wherein the first session description protocol parameter is translated into the second session description protocol parameter in the third invitation message; and

the peer terminal receiving the third invitation message, and create the real-time communication connection with the user terminal equipment via the network address translation device directly according to the third invitation message.

8. The network address translation traversal method of claim 7, further comprising:

the user terminal equipment or the peer terminal transmitting an end message to the IMS; and

the IMS instructing, according to the end message, the network address translation device to remove the network address translation mapping.

9. The network address translation traversal method of claim 8, further comprising:

the IMS creating a parameter mapping between a header record corresponding to the session description protocol and the port number of the second session description protocol parameter according to the comparison between the first session initiation protocol parameter and the second Internet protocol parameter; and

the IMS instructing, according to the end message and the parameter mapping, the network address translation device to remove the network address translation mapping.

10. The network address translation traversal method of claim 7, further comprising:

the IMS instructing, according to the comparison between the first session initiation protocol parameter and the second Internet protocol parameter, the network address translation device to add a temporary session description protocol parameter in the network address translation mapping;

the peer terminal transmitting a message to the IMS after receiving the third invitation message, wherein the message comprises a session description protocol parameter corresponding to the peer terminal; and

the IMS instructing, according to the message from the peer terminal, the network address translation device to replace the temporary session description protocol parameter with the session description protocol parameter corresponding to the peer terminal, wherein the temporary session description protocol parameter and the session description protocol parameter corresponding to the peer terminal each comprise an Internet protocol address and a port number.

11. The network address translation traversal method of claim 10, further comprising:

the user terminal equipment or the peer terminal transmitting an end message to the IMS; and

the IMS instructing, according to the end message, the network address translation device to remove the network address translation mapping.

12. The network address translation traversal method of claim 11, further comprising:

the IMS creating a parameter mapping between a header record corresponding to the session description protocol and the port number of the second session description protocol parameter according to the comparison between the first session initiation protocol parameter and the second Internet protocol parameter; and

the IMS instructing, according to the end message and the parameter mapping, the network address translation device to remove the network address translation mapping.