Supporting proxy discovery

US8966089B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8966089-B2
Application numberUS-87144907-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 12, 2007
Priority dateOct 12, 2006
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an invitation request message at a first outbound proxy. The invitation request message is received from a first home proxy. The invitation request message requests a communication session with a user agent. The first outbound proxy lacks a registered communication flow with the user agent. One or more outbound proxies is determined, each having a registered communication flow with the user agent. An identification of the one or more outbound proxies is sent to the first home proxy.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving an invitation request message at a first outbound proxy, the invitation request message forwarded to the first outbound proxy by a first home proxy, the first home proxy having previously received the invitation request message from a terminating domain, the invitation request message requesting a communication session with a user agent, the first outbound proxy lacking a registered communication flow with the user agent, a reg…

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What does patent US8966089B2 cover?
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an invitation request message at a first outbound proxy. The invitation request message is received from a first home proxy. The invitation request message requests a communication session with a user agent. The first outbound proxy lacks a registered communication flow with the user agent. One or more outbound proxies is determined, each having a …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Rosenberg Jonathan D, Cisco Tech Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L69/40. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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