654 results about "Sip server" patented technology

A method for operating a server having a maximum capacity for servicing requests comprises the following steps: receiving a plurality of requests; classifying each request according to a value; determining a priority for handling the request according to the value, such that requests with higher values are assigned higher priorities; placing each request in one of multiple queues according to its priority value; and dropping the requests with the lowest priority when the plurality of requests are received at a rate that exceeds the maximum capacity. The server operates according to a session initiation protocol.Classifying each request comprises running a classification algorithm. The classification algorithm comprising steps of: receiving a rule set, each rule comprising headers and conditions; creating a condition table by taking a union of all conditions in the rules; creating a header table by extracting a common set of headers from the condition table; extracting the relevant headers from the header table; determining a matching rule; creating a bit vector table; selecting the matching rule according to data in the bit vector table; and applying the rule to place the message in the appropriate queue.

The invention relates to a system and method for load-balancing multiple servers in a communications network. Instead of using round robin or other predetermined scheme, SIP messages are forwarded to one of multiple SIP servers according to a performance score that is calculated from measured performance data. Advantageously, the disclosed system and method decreases signaling latency, improving overall communications speed. Moreover, where performance data indicates that a SIP server has failed, the performance score for the failed SIP server is zero, and the load balancer will not forward SIP messages to the failed SIP server. System uptime is also improved.

A mobile communications system that uses IP packets to transmit data between end nodes, such as mobile devices, is described. In order to facilitate session establishment, maintenance, security, and handoff operations, access nodes through which end nodes communicate with one another include a session signaling server module and a mobility agent module. The session signaling server module may be implemented as a SIP server while the mobility agent module may be implemented using Mobil IP signaling. The mobility agent and SIP server within an access node are identified using a single shared identifier, IP address. The same security method and common secret may be used to provide security with regard to both mobile IP messages and SIP messages. Sessions admission decisions and resource allocation for admitted sessions can also take place internally to the access node of this invention without need for signaling to external elements.

A mechanism for achieving resiliency and load balancing for SIP application services and, in particular, in geographic distributed sites. A method performs a distribution of SIP requests among SIP servers, where at least two sites with a load balancer in each site is configured. The method includes receiving a SIP request by a first load balancer in a first site; determining whether the SIP request should be redirected to a second site; and redirecting the SIP request to an address of a second load balancer in the second site. The invention also includes a SIP proxy including a receiving unit receiving SIP requests; a load balancing unit distributing SIP requests between SIP entities; and a health monitoring unit verifying availability of the SIP entities. The SIP proxy may further be configured with a proximity measuring unit determining a proximity to a SIP entity.