Web Media Gateway Floor Command Translation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Legacy SIP conferencing systems using BFCP and WebRTC communication endpoints face incompatibilities, requiring separate solutions for floor control in conference calls, limiting compatibility and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A web media gateway is employed to translate floor commands between WebRTC and BFCP protocols, enabling compatibility between WebRTC and legacy communication endpoints by converting floor commands from one protocol to another, allowing seamless conference calls across different systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate BFCP and WebRTC solutions are used for floor control, then protocol compatibility is maintained, but system complexity increases and functionality is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a media gateway as an intermediary component that translates floor control commands between BFCP and WebRTC protocols. The media gateway receives floor control messages from either protocol, translates them to the appropriate protocol format, and forwards them to the corresponding endpoints. This intermediary approach maintains protocol compatibility while unifying the floor control mechanism, reducing system complexity by providing a single translation point rather than requiring multiple separate solutions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate BFCP and WebRTC solutions are used for floor control, then protocol-specific functionality is preserved, but adaptability between different communication endpoints decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of protocol format by implementing a translation mechanism that converts floor control messages between BFCP and WebRTC protocols. The media gateway transforms message parameters including command structure, data format, and protocol-specific fields while preserving the essential floor control functionality. This allows endpoints using different protocols to communicate effectively, improving adaptability without losing core floor control capabilities.
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AI summary
In order to provide compatibility between WebRTC communication endpoints and legacy communication endpoints that use BFCP, a web media gateways is used to establish a conference call between the communication endpoints that use WebRTC and the legacy communication endpoints that use BFCP. A floor command is received to control the floor of the conference call from a first communication endpoint. The floor command is translated from WebRTC into BFCP or from BFCP to WebRTC. The floor command is sent to the second communication endpoint. This allows a conference call where communication endpoints support both WebRTC and BFCP.