Session management and notification mechanisms for push-to-talk (PTT)
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor of a first deployment site of a push-to-talk (PTT) platform, from a PTT client protected by a firewall that does not permit unsolicited network traffic, a registration request to establish a primary notification channel;
establishing, by the processor of the first deployment site, the primary notification channel for the purpose of signaling between the PTT client and the PTT platform;
receiving, by a processor of a second deployment site of the PTT platform, from the PTT client protected by the firewall that does not permit unsolicited network traffic, a registration request to establish a secondary notification channel;
establishing, by the processor of the second deployment site, the secondary notification channel, wherein the secondary communication channel utilizes a UDP transport protocol;
determining, by the PTT platform, that the primary notification channel has failed;
providing an indication of the failure of the primary notification channel to the PTT client over the secondary notification channel; and
re-establishing the primary notification channel, wherein the re-establishment of the primary notification channel is initiated by the PTT client protected by the firewall that does not permit unsolicited network traffic.
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Abstract
An embodiment method includes receiving, by a notification service running on a processor, a notification from a first component of a push-to-talk (PTT) platform. The notification is for transmission to a PTT client. The method further includes determining, by the notification service, an access transport type used by the PTT client to communicate with the PTT platform, and selecting, by the notification service, a second component to transmit the notification to the PTT client. Selecting the second component is in accordance with the access transport type used by the PTT client. The method further includes transmitting, by the notification service, the notification to the second component.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor of a first deployment site of a push-to-talk (PTT) platform, from a PTT client protected by a firewall that does not permit unsolicited network traffic, a registration request to establish a primary notification channel; establishing, by the processor of the first deployment site, the primary notification channel for the purpose of signaling between the PTT client and the PTT platform; receiving, by a processor of a second deployment site of the PTT platform, from the PTT client protected by the firewall that does not permit unsolicited network traffic, a registration request to establish a secondary notification channel; establishing, by the processor of the second deployment site, the secondary notification channel, wherein the secondary communication channel utilizes a UDP transport protocol; determining, by the PTT platform, that the primary notification channel has failed; providing an indication of the failure of the primary notification channel to the PTT client over the secondary notification channel; and re-establishing the primary notification channel, wherein the re-establishment of the primary notification channel is initiated by the PTT client protected by the firewall that does not permit unsolicited network traffic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a first processor; a second processor; and a non-transitory processor readable medium storing a set of instructions thereon on that when executed by the first and second processors cause the processor to; receive, by the first processor at a first deployment site of a push-to-talk (PTT) platform, from a PTT client protected by a firewall that does not permit unsolicited network traffic, a registration request to establish a primary notification channel; establish, by the first processor of the first deployment site, the primary notification channel for the purpose of signaling between the PTT client and the PTT platform; receive, by a second processor at a second deployment site of the PTT platform, from the PTT client protected by the firewall that does not permit unsolicited network traffic, a registration request to establish a secondary notification channel; establish, by the second processor of the second deployment site, the secondary notification channel, wherein the secondary communication channel utilizes a UDP transport protocol; determine, by the PTT platform, that the primary notification channel has failed; provide an indication of the failure of the primary notification channel to the PTT client over the secondary notification channel; and re-establish the primary notification channel, wherein the re-establishment of the primary notification channel is initiated by the PTT client protected by the firewall that does not permit unsolicited network traffic. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory processor readable medium storing a set of instructions thereon on that when executed by a processor at a deployment site cause the processor to:
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receive, by a processor at a first deployment site of a push-to-talk (PTT) platform, from a PTT client protected by a firewall that does not permit unsolicited network traffic, a registration request to establish a primary notification channel; establish, by the processor of the first deployment site, the primary notification channel for the purpose of signaling between the PTT client and the PTT platform; receive, by a processor at a second deployment site of the PTT platform, from the PTT client protected by the firewall that does not permit unsolicited network traffic, a registration request to establish a secondary notification channel; and establish, by the processor of the second deployment site, the secondary notification channel, wherein the secondary communication channel utilizes a UDP transport protocol; determine, by the PTT platform, that the primary notification channel has failed; provide an indication of the failure of the primary notification channel to the PTT client over the secondary notification channel; and re-establish the primary notification channel, wherein the re-establishment of the primary notification channel is initiated by the PTT client protected by the firewall that does not permit unsolicited network traffic. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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