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US 7,801,129 · App. 11/412,436 · Granted Sep 21, 2010

Method and apparatus for SIP message prioritization

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Patent No.
US 7,801,129
App. No.
11/412,436
Granted
Sep 21, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention includes a method and apparatus for providing SIP message prioritization between network elements along at least a portion of an end-to-end path between a SIP client and a SIP server. The method includes determining a SIP message prioritization policy and distributing the SIP message prioritization policy toward a prioritizing network element adapted to assign message priority levels to respective received SIP messages using the SIP message prioritization policy, process the received SIP messages according to the respective assigned message priority levels, and transmit the prioritized SIP messages toward at least one network element in a manner for propagating the respective assigned message priority levels to the at least one network element. The prioritizing network elements include SIP network elements and non-SIP network elements.

Claims (34)

1. A method for handling a SIP message at a network node, comprising:

determining a message priority level for the SIP message; and

propagating the SIP message from the network node based on the message priority level of the SIP message, wherein propagating the SIP message from the network node based on the message priority level comprises:

selecting one of a plurality of output ports of the network node based on the message priority level; and

propagating the SIP message from the network node using the selected output port.

2. A method for handling a SIP message at a network node, comprising:

determining a message priority level for the SIP message; and

propagating the SIP message from the network node based on the message priority level of the SIP message, wherein propagating the SIP message from the network node based on the message priority level comprises:

selecting one of a plurality of output networks available from the network node based on the message priority level; and

propagating the SIP message from the network node toward the selected output network.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the output networks comprise IP networks supporting different quality-of-service levels.

4. A method for handling a SIP message at a network node, comprising:

determining a message priority level for the SIP message; and

propagating the SIP message from the network node based on the message priority level of the SIP message, wherein propagating the SIP message from the network node based on the message priority level comprises:

selecting one of a plurality of input ports associated with at least one network element based on the message priority level; and

propagating the SIP message from the network element toward the selected input port.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of input ports are associated with at least two network elements.

6. An apparatus for handling a SIP message at a network node, comprising:

means for determining a message priority level for the SIP message; and

means for propagating the SIP message from the network node based on the message priority level of the SIP message, wherein the means for propagating the SIP message from the network node based on the message priority level comprises:

means for selecting one of a plurality of output ports of the network node based on the message priority level; and

means for propagating the SIP message from the network node using the selected output port.

7. An apparatus for handling a SIP message at a network node, comprising:

means for determining a message priority level for the SIP message; and

means for propagating the SIP message from the network node based on the message priority level of the SIP message, wherein the means for propagating the SIP message from the network node based on the message priority level comprises:

means for selecting one of a plurality of output networks available from the network node based on the message priority level; and

means for propagating the SIP message from the network node toward the selected output network.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the output networks comprise IP networks supporting different quality-of-service levels.

9. An apparatus for handling a SIP message at a network node, comprising:

means for determining a message priority level for the SIP message; and

means for propagating the SIP message from the network node based on the message priority level of the SIP message, wherein the means for propagating the SIP message from the network node based on the message priority level comprises:

means for selecting one of a plurality of input ports associated with at least one network element based on the message priority level; and

means for propagating the SIP message from the network element toward the selected input port.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of input ports are associated with at least two network elements.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2014
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG
To: ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
Reel/Frame 033949/0531 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2013
From: ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG
Reel/Frame 030510/0627 →
MERGER Recorded Aug 4, 2010
From: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
To: ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
Reel/Frame 024788/0657 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2006
From: BATTERAM, HAROLD; MEEUWISSEN, HENDRIK B.; VAN BEMMEL, JEROEN
To: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 017834/0864 →