Communication method and related device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12003477-B2
Application number	US-202017615324-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2020
Priority date	Jun 24, 2019
Publication date	Jun 4, 2024
Grant date	Jun 4, 2024

Abstract

Embodiments of this application disclose a communication method and a related device. The method includes: A symmetric device listens on N local public ports, where N is a natural number greater than 1; and when the symmetric device receives a hole punching packet from the N local public ports, the symmetric device sends a response packet to a cone device based on the hole punching packet, so that the symmetric device establishes a communication connection to the cone device, where the hole punching packet is sent by the cone device, and the response packet carries a first network information mapping relationship. The cone device may directly communicate with the symmetric device, so that there is no need for a server having a data relay function, and costs of deploying the server are reduced.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication method, comprising:
listening, by a symmetric device, on N local public ports, wherein N is a natural number greater than 1; and
when the symmetric device receives a hole punching packet from the N local public ports, sending, by the symmetric device, a response packet to a cone device based on the hole punching packet, so that the symmetric device establishes a communication connection to the cone device, wherein the hole punching packet is sent by the cone device, the response packet carries a first network information mapping relationship, and the cone device is configured to establish a direct communication connection to the symmetric device based on the first network information mapping relationship; and,
before listening by the symmetric device on the N local public ports, the method further comprises:
sending, by the symmetric device, a first connection establishment request packet to a signaling server, wherein the first connection establishment request packet carries first network information, the signaling server obtains, by searching based on a second connection establishment request packet, a second network information mapping relationship locally stored in the signaling server, and the signaling server sends the second network information mapping relationship to the cone device based on the first network information.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before sending by the symmetric device of the first connection establishment request packet to the signaling server, the method further comprises:
sending, by the symmetric device, a first registration packet to the signaling server, wherein the first registration packet carries the second network information mapping relationship, and the second network information mapping relationship comprises second network information.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the second network information comprises a user identity (ID) of the symmetric device, a media access control (MAC) address of the symmetric device, or a user name of the symmetric device.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first network information mapping relationship comprises a first public internet protocol (IP) address of the symmetric device and a first public port number of the symmetric device.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the second network information mapping relationship comprises a second public IP address of the symmetric device and a second public port number of the symmetric device.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second network information mapping relationship comprises a second public IP address of the symmetric device and a second public port number of the symmetric device.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first network information comprises a user identity (ID) of the cone device, a media access control (MAC) address of the cone device, or a user name of the cone device.

8. A communication method, comprising:
sending, by a cone device, hole punching packets to M public ports of a symmetric device, wherein M is a natural number greater than 1; and
establishing, by the cone device, a communication connection to the symmetric device based on a response packet, wherein the response packet is a packet sent by the symmetric device based on the hole punching packet, the response packet carries a first network information mapping relationship, and the cone device is configured to establish a direct communication connection to the symmetric device based on the first network information mapping relationship; and
before sending by the cone device the hole punching packets to the M public ports of the symmetric device, the method further comprises:
sending, by the cone device, a second connection establishment request packet to a signaling server, wherein the second connection establishment request packet carries second network information, the signaling server obtains, by searching based on the second connection establishment request packet, a second network information mapping relationship locally stored in the signaling server, and the signaling server sends the second network information mapping relationship to the cone device based on the second network information; and
receiving, by the cone device, the second network information mapping relationship.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the sending, by the cone device, of the hole punching packets to M public ports of the symmetric device comprises:
sending, by the cone device, the hole punching packets to the M public ports of the symmetric device based on the second network information mapping relationship.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein before receiving by the cone device the second network information mapping relationship, the method further comprises:
sending, by the cone device, a second registration packet to the signaling server, wherein the second registration packet carries first network information.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the first network information comprises a user identity (ID) of the cone device, a media access control (MAC) address of the cone device, or a user name of the cone device.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the first network information mapping relationship comprises a first public internet protocol (IP) address of the symmetric device and a first public port number of the symmetric device.

13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the second network information mapping relationship comprises a second public IP address of the symmetric device and a second public port number of the symmetric device.

14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the second network information comprises a user identity (ID) of the symmetric device, a media access control (MAC) address of the symmetric device, or a user name of the symmetric device.

15. A computer device, comprising:
an input/output (I/O) interface, a processor, and a memory, wherein the memory stores program instructions; and when the instructions are executed by the computer device, the computer device performs the following operations:
listening on N local public ports, wherein N is a natural number greater than 1; and, when the computer device receives a hole punching packet from the N local public ports,
sending a response packet to a cone device based on the hole punching packet, so that the computer device establishes a communication connection to the cone device, wherein the hole punching packet is sent by the cone device, the response packet carries a first network information mapping relationship, and the cone device is configured to establish a direct communication connection to the symmetric device based on the first network information mapping relationship; and
wherein before listening on the N local public ports, the method further comprises:
sending a first connection establishment request packet to a signaling server, wherein the first connection establishment request packet carries first network information, the signaling server obtains, by searching based on a second connection establishment request packet, a second network information mapping relationship locally stored in the signaling server, and the signaling server sends the second network information mapping relationship to the cone device based on the first network information.

16. The computer device according to claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
before sending by the symmetric device the first connection establishment request packet to the signaling server,

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Renzhi
• Wang Bin
• Jiang Jiyong
• Zhang Teng
• Li Yanming

Classifications

• H04L61/2517 Primary

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• H04L67/025 Primary

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• H04W60/04

  using triggered events · CPC title

• H04W76/12

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