CN114124906A - Gateway apparatus, method for gateway apparatus, computer-readable medium, and apparatus - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a gateway apparatus, a method for a gateway apparatus, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus. A gateway apparatus for use with a client device, comprising: a memory having instructions stored thereon; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the gateway apparatus to perform at least the following: receiving a call invitation request from an SIP client application on a calling client device through a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server in a gateway device; sending a call invitation request to a network service provider server; receiving a call success response from the called client device from the network service provider server; and sending the call success response to the calling client device through the SIP server, so that the calling client device responds to the call success response and talks with the called client device.
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Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to the field of gateway devices, and more particularly, to a gateway device capable of providing a network telephone service.
Background
Currently, in the field of voice communication, people usually use wired telephones (e.g., fixed telephones, etc.) or wireless telephones (e.g., mobile telephones, etc.) to remotely talk using a traditional telephone network. However, the conventional telephone adopts a circuit switching mode, and after a communication link is established between two parties of a call, the communication link is occupied during the call, so that the cost is high, and the telephone is expensive. For the purpose of cost reduction, a Voice over IP (VoIP) based network telephone technology has been proposed. Unlike a conventional telephone, a network telephone performs communication via the internet, compresses and packetizes voice data into IP data packets, transmits the IP data packets to a receiving end via the internet, and the receiving end decompresses and restores the IP data packets to voice signals. Since voice signals are transmitted in the form of data packets in the internet phone technology, the communication link is not actually occupied by a single call, and more data can be transmitted at the same time, thereby reducing the call cost.
However, currently, the internet phone is usually registered and communicated on the internet, and the user usually needs to install application software provided by the internet phone application company on the client device, and the application software communicates with the server of the internet phone application company, and the call process does not involve the network service provider, which is not beneficial for the network service provider to grasp the status and call condition of the user. In addition, the network telephone is greatly influenced by the network quality, and the voice call quality is also deteriorated when the network quality is poor.
Disclosure of Invention
The present disclosure provides a gateway apparatus, a method for the gateway apparatus, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus, which can reduce call costs and facilitate a network service provider to grasp a state and a call situation of a user.
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a gateway apparatus for use with a client device is provided. The gateway device may include a memory having instructions stored thereon; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the gateway apparatus to perform at least the following: receiving a call invitation request from an SIP client application on a calling client device through a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server in a gateway device; sending a call invitation request to a network service provider server; receiving a call success response from the called client device from the network service provider server; and sending the call success response to the calling client device through the SIP server, so that the calling client device responds to the call success response and talks with the called client device.
In some embodiments, the processor of the gateway device is further configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the gateway device to perform at least the following: receiving, by the SIP server, a registration request from an SIP client application on the client device; sending a registration request to a network service provider server to cause registration information of a SIP client application on a client device to be stored in the network service provider server; receiving a registration success response from the network service provider server; and sending, by the SIP server, a registration success response to the client device.
In some embodiments, the processor of the gateway device is further configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the gateway device to perform at least the following: it is determined whether the client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server based on whether the client device is connected to the gateway apparatus.
In some embodiments, when the client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server and registration information of the SIP client application on the client device is not stored in the network service provider server, the SIP client application on the client device sends a registration request to the gateway apparatus.
In some embodiments, when the client device is not in a network covered by the network service provider server and registration information of the SIP client application on the client device is stored in the network service provider server, the network service provider server deletes the registration information of the SIP client application on the client device.
In some embodiments, the gateway device periodically determines whether the client device is in a network covered by a network service provider server.
In some embodiments, when the called client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server, the network service provider server sends a call invitation request to a SIP client application of the called client device through a SIP server of the gateway apparatus of the called side; and when the called client device is not in the network covered by the network service provider server, the network service provider server sends the call invitation request to the telephone operator server of the called client device.
According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method for a gateway apparatus is provided. The method can comprise the following steps: receiving a call invitation request from an SIP client application on a calling client device through a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server in a gateway device; sending a call invitation request to a network service provider server; receiving a call success response from the called client device from the network service provider server; and sending the call success response to the calling client device through the SIP server, so that the calling client device responds to the call success response and talks with the called client device.
In some embodiments, the method further comprises: receiving, by the SIP server, a registration request from an SIP client application on the client device; sending a registration request to a network service provider server to cause registration information of a SIP client application on a client device to be stored in the network service provider server; receiving a registration success response from the network service provider server; and sending, by the SIP server, a registration success response to the client device.
In some embodiments, the method further comprises: it is determined whether the client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server based on whether the client device is connected to the gateway apparatus.
In some embodiments, when the client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server and registration information of the SIP client application on the client device is not stored in the network service provider server, the SIP client application on the client device sends a registration request to the gateway apparatus; and when the client device is not in the network covered by the network service provider server and registration information of the SIP client application on the client device is stored in the network service provider server, the network service provider server deletes the registration information of the SIP client application on the client device.
In some embodiments, the network device periodically determines whether the client device is in a network covered by a network service provider server.
In some embodiments, when the called client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server, the network service provider server sends a call invitation request to a SIP client application of the called client device through a SIP server of the gateway apparatus of the called side; and when the called client device is not in the network covered by the network service provider server, the network service provider server sends the call invitation request to the telephone operator server of the called client device.
According to yet another aspect of the disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer readable medium for use with a gateway device, the non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of the gateway device, perform at least the following: receiving a call invitation request from an SIP client application on a calling client device through a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server in a gateway device; sending a call invitation request to a network service provider server; receiving a call success response from the called client device from the network service provider server; and sending the call success response to the calling client device through the SIP server, so that the calling client device responds to the call success response and talks with the called client device.
In some embodiments, the instructions, when executed by a processor of the gateway apparatus, further perform at least the following: receiving, by the SIP server, a registration request from an SIP client application on the client device; sending a registration request to a network service provider server to cause registration information of a SIP client application on a client device to be stored in the network service provider server; receiving a registration success response from the network service provider server; and sending, by the SIP server, a registration success response to the client device.
In some embodiments, the instructions, when executed by a processor of the gateway apparatus, further perform at least the following: it is determined whether the client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server based on whether the client device is connected to the gateway apparatus.
In some embodiments, when the client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server and registration information of the SIP client application on the client device is not stored in the network service provider server, the SIP client application on the client device sends a registration request to the gateway apparatus; and when the client device is not in the network covered by the network service provider server and registration information of the SIP client application on the client device is stored in the network service provider server, the network service provider server deletes the registration information of the SIP client application on the client device.
In some embodiments, the gateway device periodically determines whether the client device is in a network covered by a network service provider server.
In some embodiments, when the called client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server, the network service provider server sends a call invitation request to a SIP client application of the called client device through a SIP server of the gateway apparatus of the called side; and when the called client device is not in the network covered by the network service provider server, the network service provider server sends the call invitation request to the telephone operator server of the called client device.
According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus comprising means for performing a method for a gateway apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
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fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 2 is an exemplary signaling flow diagram illustrating a registration process for a SIP client device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
fig. 3 is an exemplary signaling flow diagram illustrating call processing of a SIP client device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
fig. 4 is an exemplary flow chart illustrating a called process of a client device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of a gateway apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 6 illustrates an exemplary configuration of another electronic device in which embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure may be implemented.
Note that like reference numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the drawings. Further, multiple instances of the same part are specified by a common prefix separated from the instance number by a dash.
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The following detailed description is made with reference to the accompanying drawings and is provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of various exemplary embodiments of the disclosure. The following description includes various details to aid understanding, but these details are to be regarded as examples only and are not intended to limit the disclosure. It should be understood that the dimensions of the various features shown in the drawings are not drawn to scale for ease of illustration. In addition, descriptions of well-known structures, functions, and configurations may be omitted for clarity and conciseness. Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the examples described herein can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure.
At present, people usually adopt wired telephones, wireless telephones and network telephones to carry out daily conversations. The wired telephone and the wireless telephone are conventional communication equipment usually equipped in modern families and enterprises, have the advantages of good communication quality and convenient operation, but are expensive. The network telephone uses the internet to replace the telephone network to transmit signals, so that the communication cost can be obviously reduced, but the influence of the network quality is large, and the communication quality can be influenced by the delay, the jitter, the packet loss and the like of the network. In addition, the network phone is managed by the network phone application company, which is not beneficial for the network service provider to grasp the current status of the user (e.g., whether the user is at home, whether the user is at the company, etc.) and the call situation (e.g., call duration, call date and time, etc.).
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a multimedia communication Protocol established by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It is a text-based signaling control protocol for creating, modifying and releasing sessions of one or more participants. SIP is an IP voice session control protocol originated from the Internet, has the characteristics of flexibility, easiness in realization, convenience in expansion and the like, and can be added in new application without changing the network. SIP servers, also called SIP proxy servers or SIP registrar servers, use the SIP protocol as an exchange protocol to enable many operations that traditional phones can perform, such as call request, call termination, and call hold.
In view of the above, the present disclosure proposes a novel gateway apparatus and a method for the same. Specifically, by adding the SIP server in the gateway device and installing the SIP client application on the client device, the network telephone can be dialed and answered based on the SIP protocol, the call cost is reduced, and the network service provider can be facilitated to master the state and call condition of the user, so that more value-added services (for example, sending an advertisement message, monitoring whether the user is on duty or not on time, and the like) are provided and revenue is increased. In addition, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, when the client device is called, if the client device is networked (i.e., connected to the gateway apparatus), the SIP call is performed, and if the client device is not networked, the call is performed using a conventional telephone network, thereby reducing call cost and being beneficial to ensuring voice call quality.
Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a communication scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 1, in some embodiments, user a may have a variety of client devices, including a landline telephone, a cell phone, a tablet, a PC, and the like.
These client devices may be connected to a gateway apparatus. The gateway device may include one or more interfaces. In some embodiments, the one or more interfaces may include an ethernet interface, an analog phone interface, a MoCA interface, a USB interface, a WiFi interface, and/or the like. The ethernet interface may be connected to and communicate with an ethernet interface of a client device (e.g., a PC), for example, via a network cable. The analog phone interface may connect and communicate with an analog phone interface of a client device (e.g., a landline), such as through a telephone line. The MoCA interface may connect and communicate with a MoCA interface of a client device (e.g., PC, television), for example, via a coaxial cable. The USB interface may connect to and communicate with a USB interface of the client device, for example, through a USB connection line. The WiFi interface may connect and communicate with a WiFi interface of a client device (e.g., a cell phone, a tablet, a PC) in a wireless manner (e.g., via a 2.4GHz band and/or a 5GHz band), for example. In addition, it should be understood that the gateway device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may also include other interfaces different from the above-described interfaces to meet different user requirements, and the number of interfaces of the same type of the gateway device is not limited to one, and may also be plural.
As shown in fig. 1, a SIP server may be installed in the gateway apparatus, and accordingly a SIP client application may be installed in a client device (e.g., a mobile phone, a tablet, a PC, etc.). In some embodiments, a client device having a SIP client application installed may also be referred to as a SIP client device. The SIP server and the SIP client application can carry out network conversation based on the SIP protocol, and realize calling, answering, conversation and other operations similar to the traditional telephone. In some embodiments, the SIP server and the SIP client application may talk over the internet or a local area network (e.g., WiFi).
As shown in fig. 1, the gateway apparatus is connected to a network service provider server, which converts a public network provided by a network service provider into a private network, and realizes interconnection of networks having different protocols. According to this embodiment, user a may use any of a variety of client devices to place and receive calls to and from other users through the gateway apparatus and the network service provider server.
Although fig. 1 does not show the connection of the network service provider server to the outside world, it should be understood that in some embodiments the network service provider server may also be connected to other gateway devices, to a telephone operator server or any other device that may be connected thereto.
Fig. 2 illustrates an exemplary signaling flow diagram of a registration process 200 of a SIP client device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
As shown in fig. 2, a client device (also referred to as a SIP client device) 100 including a SIP client application registers with a network service provider server 300 via a gateway apparatus 200 including a SIP server.
Specifically, in step S202, the SIP client application of the SIP client device 100 transmits a registration request to the gateway apparatus 200. In step S204, the gateway apparatus 200 forwards the registration request received from the SIP client device 100 through the SIP server to the network service provider server 300. In some embodiments, the registration request may include registration information such as an identification and password of the SIP client application 100. As an example, the IP address of the gateway apparatus 200 may be 192.168.0.1 to which the SIP client application of the SIP client device 100 may send the registration request.
Next, in step S206, if the network service provider server 300 determines that the registration information of the SIP client application 100 is not included in its database, the registration information is stored in its database. In some embodiments, network service provider server 300 may include a back-end authentication/billing center that may be used to determine whether registration information for SIP client application 100 is contained in a database.
Next, in step S208, the network service provider server 300 returns a registration success response message to the gateway apparatus 200. Then, in step S210, the gateway apparatus 200 forwards the registration success response message received from the network service provider server 300 to the SIP client device 100 through the SIP server.
According to this embodiment, the SIP client device 100 and the gateway apparatus 200 communicate through the SIP client application and the SIP server based on the SIP protocol.
Note that the registration process of the SIP client device described above is merely an example, and the registration process of the SIP client device according to the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
Although fig. 2 shows only an example of sending a registration request and returning a registration success response message once, in some embodiments, the registration request and return response message may be sent multiple times. As an example, the SIP client device 100 may first send a registration request to the network service provider server 300 via the gateway apparatus 200, and when the network service provider server 300 determines that there is no registration information in the database, an unregistered response message including the secure authentication token may be returned to the SIP client device 100 via the gateway apparatus 200. Then, the SIP client device 100 prompts the user to input the identification and the password in response to the unregistered response message, encrypts it with the secure authentication token, and transmits a registration message containing the encrypted identification and password to the network service provider server 300 via the gateway apparatus 200 again. Then, the network service provider server 300 decrypts the received encrypted identification and password, authenticates it to be legitimate, stores the registration information in the database, and returns a registration success response message to the SIP client device 100 via the gateway apparatus 200.
Additionally, in some embodiments, the registration process may not include an authentication process on the network service provider server 300 side. Specifically, the SIP client device 100 may send a registration request to the gateway apparatus 200, the gateway apparatus 200 then returns a registration success response message to the SIP client device 100, and the gateway apparatus 200 then sends the registration information to the network service provider server 300 or registers with the network service provider server 300.
In other embodiments, the authentication process in the registration process may be performed by the gateway apparatus 200. Specifically, the SIP client device 100 may first send a registration request to the gateway apparatus 200, and when the gateway apparatus 200 determines that there is no registration information in its database, an unregistered response message including the security authentication token may be returned to the SIP client device 100. Then, the SIP client device 100 prompts the user to input the identifier and the password in response to the unregistered response message, encrypts the identifier and the password using the security authentication token, and transmits a registration message including the encrypted identifier and password to the gateway apparatus 200 again. Then, the gateway apparatus 200 decrypts the received encrypted identifier and password, authenticates it as being legitimate, stores the registration information in the database, and returns a registration success response message to the SIP client device 100. Then, the gateway device 200 transmits the registration information to the network service provider server 300 or registers with the network service provider server 300.
Fig. 3 illustrates an exemplary signaling flow diagram of call processing 300 of a SIP client device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
As shown in fig. 3, in step S302, the calling client device 100-1 including the SIP client application transmits a call invitation request to the gateway apparatus 200 including the SIP server. In step S304, the gateway apparatus 200 forwards the call invite request received through the SIP server to the network service provider server 300. Next, in step S306, the gateway apparatus 200 returns a call answer to the calling client device 100-1 indicating that the gateway apparatus 200 has received the call invitation request. Then, the network service provider server 300 transmits a call invitation request to the called client device 100-2 in step S308. In step S310, the network service provider server 300 returns a call response to the gateway apparatus 200 indicating that the network service provider server 300 has received the call invitation request. In step S312, the called client device 100-2 returns a call response to the gateway apparatus 200, indicating that the called client device 100-2 has received the call invitation request.
In some embodiments, the call invite request may contain, among other things, the calling number of the calling client device, the IP address and port information of the calling client device, and the called number of the called client device.
Next, the called client device 100-2 instructs the called user to ring. Then, the called client device 100-2 transmits the called user alerting information to the network service provider server 300 at step S314. In step S316, the network service provider server 300 transmits the called user ringing information to the gateway apparatus 200. In step S318, the gateway apparatus 200 transmits the called user ringing information to the SIP client application of the calling client device 100-1 through the SIP server to prompt the calling user that the called user has rung.
Next, the called user makes a call. Then, the called client device 100-2 returns a call success response to the network service provider server 300 in step S320. In step S322, the network service provider server 300 transmits a call success response to the gateway apparatus 200. In step S324, the gateway apparatus 200 transmits a call success response to the SIP client application of the calling client device 100-1 through the SIP server to notify the calling user that the call has succeeded.
Next, in step S326, the SIP client application of the calling client device 100-1 transmits an Acknowledgement (ACK) message to the gateway apparatus 200 in response to the call success response. In step S330, the gateway device 200 transmits an ACK message to the network service provider server 300. In step S332, the network service provider server 300 transmits an ACK message to the called client device 100-2. Then, in step S334, the calling client device 100-1 starts a call with the called client device 100-2.
In some embodiments, the called client device 100-2 may be a SIP client device that has a SIP client application installed. In other embodiments, the called client device 100-2 may also be a client device that does not have a SIP client application installed. In addition, even if the called client device 100-2 installs the SIP client application, it can talk with client devices of other users through the telephone network without using the SIP client application. Thus, steps S308, S312, S314, S320 and S332 are indicated by dashed lines in fig. 3, indicating that the signaling process between the called client device 100-2 and the network service provider server 300 is not limited thereto. Other signaling procedures are omitted herein for ease of description and to avoid repetition. It should be understood that the signaling procedure when the called client device 100-2 uses the SIP client application is different from the signaling procedure when the SIP client application is not used, and the call processing 300 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may also include other necessary signaling procedures, such as signaling interaction between the network service provider server 300 and the operator server, signaling interaction between the called-side gateway apparatus and the called client device 100-2, and so on.
In some embodiments, if another client device makes another call to the calling client device 100-1 during the course of the calling client device 100-1 and the called client device 100-2 being in a call or during the course of the call being established, the gateway apparatus 200 may send an alert message to the calling client device 100-1 to alert the calling user that another user has called to it. In some embodiments, the gateway apparatus 200 may send another call invitation request from another client device to the calling client device 100-1 while maintaining the call between the calling client device 100-1 and the called client device 100-2, and then select by the calling user through the SIP client application of the calling client device 100-1 whether to maintain the call with the called client device 100-2 or answer another call from another client device. In some embodiments, the gateway apparatus 200 may also send another alerting message to another client device originating another call to alert another user using the other client device that the user called is in a call.
Fig. 4 shows an exemplary flow diagram of a client device's called process 400 according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
As shown in fig. 4, in step S402, the network service provider server receives a call invitation request from a calling client device. Next, in step S404, the network service provider server determines whether the called client device is online, i.e. whether the called client device is in the network covered by the network service provider server.
In some embodiments, the network service provider server may query the gateway device whether the called client device is online. In some embodiments, the gateway apparatus may determine whether the called client device is online based on whether the called client device is connected to the gateway apparatus. In some embodiments, the gateway apparatus may periodically determine whether the called client device is online. This determination may be made in response to a query from the network service provider server, or may be made autonomously by the gateway device and reported to the network service provider server. In this manner, the network service provider may keep track of the online (i.e., networking) status of the user, i.e., whether the user is in a local area network, such as a home or business.
Next, when the called client device is online, in step S406, the network service provider server sends a call invitation request to the SIP client application of the called client device through the SIP server of the called-side gateway device, thereby performing a network call with the called user using the SIP server of the gateway device and the SIP client application of the called client device. Alternatively, when the called client device is not online, the network service provider server transmits a call invitation request to the telephone operator server of the called client device, thereby making a call with the called client device through the telephone network in step S408. By the method, the SIP network telephone and the traditional telephone can be switched according to the online condition, so that the call cost is reduced, and the voice call quality is ensured.
In some embodiments, the identification information of the various client devices of the user may be associated together in an operator server or a network service provider server so that they may be called simultaneously, and the user may select any one of them to answer the call as desired. Therefore, various client devices of the user can uniformly ring and be called uniformly, and Fixed-mobile Convergence (FMC) is realized.
The process of making a network call using a gateway apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has been exemplarily described above with reference to fig. 2 to 4. In some embodiments, this function of network telephony using the gateway apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may be enabled and disabled by any one of a Graphical User Interface (GUI), an Application (APP), a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), a user terminal device wide area network management protocol (TR 069).
Fig. 5 shows an exemplary configuration block diagram of the gateway apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The gateway apparatus 200 of fig. 5 may correspond to the gateway shown in fig. 1-3, for example.
Although referred to herein as a gateway apparatus, gateway apparatus 200 may be, for example, a hardware electronic device capable of combining the functionality of a modem, an access point, and/or a gateway apparatus. The present disclosure also contemplates that gateway apparatus 200 may include, but is not limited to, the functionality of an IP/QAM Set Top Box (STB) or Smart Media Device (SMD) capable of decoding audio/video content and playing out OTT or MSO provided content.
As shown in fig. 5, the gateway apparatus 200 includes a user interface 50, a network interface 51, a power supply 52, a WAN interface 53, a memory 54, and a controller 56. The user interface 50 may include, but is not limited to, buttons, a keyboard, a keypad, an LCD, a CRT, TFTs, LEDs, HD, or other similar display devices, including display devices having touch screen capabilities to enable interaction between a user and the gateway apparatus. Network interface 51 may include various network cards and circuitry implemented in software and/or hardware to enable communication with wireless extender devices and client devices using a wireless protocol, such as any IEEE 802.11Wi-Fi protocol, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or other short range protocol operating according to a wireless technology standard, for exchanging data over short distances using any licensed or unlicensed frequency band, such as the national broadband radio service (CBRS) band, 2.4GHz band, 5GHz band, or 6GHz band, RF4CE protocol, ZigBee protocol, Z-Wave protocol, or IEEE 802.15.4 protocol.
The power supply 52 provides power to the internal components of the gateway device 200 through the internal bus 57. The power source 52 may be a self-contained power source, such as a battery pack, whose interface is powered by a charger connected to an outlet (e.g., directly or through other equipment). The power source 52 may also include a rechargeable battery, such as a NiCd, NiMH, Li-ion, or Li-pol battery, which may be removable for replacement. The WAN interface 53 may include various network cards and circuitry implemented in software and/or hardware to enable communication between the gateway device and an internet service provider or Multiple System Operator (MSO).
The memory 54 comprises a single memory or one or more memories or storage locations including, but not limited to, Random Access Memory (RAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), EPROM, EEPROM, flash memory, logic blocks of an FPGA, a hard disk, or any other layer of a memory hierarchy. Memory 54 may be used to store any type of instructions, software, or algorithms, including software 55 for controlling the general functions and operations of gateway apparatus 200.
The controller 56 controls the general operation of the gateway apparatus 200 and performs management functions related to other devices in the network, such as expanders and client devices. The controller 56 may include, but is not limited to, a CPU, hardware microprocessor, hardware processor, multi-core processor, single-core processor, microcontroller, Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), DSP, or other similar processing device capable of executing any type of instructions, algorithms, or software for controlling the operation and function of the gateway apparatus 200 according to embodiments described in this disclosure. The controller 56 may be various implementations of digital circuitry, analog circuitry, or mixed signal (a combination of analog and digital) circuitry that perform functions in a computing system. The controller 56 may include, for example, a system such as an Integrated Circuit (IC), a portion or circuit of an individual processor core, an entire processor core, an individual processor, a programmable hardware device such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), and/or a plurality of processors.
The internal bus 57 may be used to establish communications between the components (e.g., 50-52, 54, and 56) of the gateway device 200.
As described above, with the gateway apparatus and the method for the gateway apparatus according to the present disclosure, an SIP network call can be performed via the gateway apparatus based on the SIP protocol, which reduces the call cost, and the call still passes through the network service provider, which is beneficial for the network service provider to grasp the state and call situation of the user. Further, the network service provider can provide more value-added services for the user according to the state and the call condition of the user, so that the revenue is increased. In addition, some embodiments of the disclosure can also switch between the SIP network telephone and the traditional telephone according to the networking situation of the client device, thereby ensuring the voice call quality while reducing the call cost. Furthermore, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the client device can automatically register when networking, and manual registration by the user is not required, which is convenient for the user to perform network communication.
Next, an exemplary configuration block diagram of another electronic device 600 that can implement an embodiment according to the present disclosure is described with reference to fig. 6. For example, the electronic device 600 may be used to implement one or more of the gateway apparatus 200, the method for the gateway apparatus 200 according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
As shown in fig. 6, electronic device 600 includes a processing subsystem 610, a memory subsystem 612, and a networking subsystem 614. Processing subsystem 610 includes one or more devices configured to perform computing operations. Memory subsystem 612 includes one or more devices for storing data and/or instructions for processing subsystem 610 and networking subsystem 614. In some embodiments, instructions for use in memory subsystem 612 of processing subsystem 610 include: one or more program modules or sets of instructions (such as program instructions 622 or operating system 624), which may be executed by processing subsystem 610. Networking subsystem 614 includes one or more devices configured to couple to and communicate over a wired and/or wireless network (i.e., to perform network operations), including: control logic 616, interface circuitry 618, and one or more antennas 620 (or antenna elements). (although FIG. 6 includes one or more antennas 620, in some embodiments, electronic device 600 includes one or more nodes, such as node 608, e.g., a solder pad, that may be coupled to one or more antennas 620. thus, electronic device 600 may or may not include one or more antennas 620.)
Within the electronic device 600, the processing subsystem 610, the memory subsystem 612, and the networking subsystem 614 are coupled together using a bus 628.
In some embodiments, electronic device 600 includes a display subsystem 626 for displaying information on a display, which may include a display driver and a display, such as a liquid crystal display, multi-touch screen, and the like.
The electronic device 600 may be (or may be included in) any electronic device having at least one network interface. For example, electronic device 600 may be (or may be included in): desktop computers, laptop computers, sub-notebooks/netbooks, servers, computers, mainframe computers, cloud-based computers, tablet computers, smartphones, cellular phones, smart watches, wearable devices, consumer electronics, portable computing devices, access points, transceivers, controllers, radio nodes, gateways (e.g., gateway apparatus 200 according to embodiments of the present disclosure), switches, communication devices, access points, test devices, and/or other electronic devices.
While some of the operations in the foregoing embodiments are implemented in hardware or software, in general, the operations in the foregoing embodiments may be implemented in a variety of configurations and architectures. Accordingly, some or all of the operations in the foregoing embodiments may be performed in hardware, software, or both.
The present disclosure may be implemented as any combination of apparatus, systems, integrated circuits, and computer programs on non-transitory computer readable media. The present disclosure includes the use of software, applications, computer programs or algorithms. Software, applications, computer programs, or algorithms may be stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium to cause a computer, such as one or more processors, to perform the steps described above and depicted in the figures. For example, the one or more memories store software or algorithms in executable instructions and the one or more processors may associate a set of instructions to execute the software or algorithms to provide the functionality of the gateway device according to embodiments described in this disclosure.
Software and computer programs (which may also be referred to as programs, software applications, components, or code) include machine instructions for a programmable processor. The term "computer-readable medium" refers to any computer program product, apparatus or device, such as magnetic disks, optical disks, solid state storage devices, memories, and Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), used to provide machine instructions or data to a programmable data processor, including a computer-readable medium that receives machine instructions as a computer-readable signal.
It is noted that while operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, this should not be understood as requiring that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all illustrated operations be performed, to achieve desirable results. In some cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.
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1. A gateway apparatus for use with a client device, comprising:
a memory having instructions stored thereon; and
a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the gateway apparatus to perform at least the following:
receiving a call invitation request from an SIP client application on a calling client device through a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server in a gateway device;
sending the call invitation request to a network service provider server;
receiving a call success response from the called client device from the network service provider server; and
sending, by the SIP server, the call success response to the calling client device, so that the calling client device talks with the called client device in response to the call success response.
2. The gateway device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the gateway device to perform at least the following:
receiving, by the SIP server, a registration request from a SIP client application on a client device;
sending the registration request to a network service provider server to cause registration information for a SIP client application on the client device to be stored in the network service provider server;
receiving a registration success response from the network service provider server; and
sending, by the SIP server, the registration success response to a client device.
3. The gateway device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the gateway device to perform at least the following:
it is determined whether the client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server based on whether the client device is connected to the gateway apparatus.
4. The gateway device of claim 3,
when a client device is in a network covered by a network service provider server and registration information of a SIP client application on the client device is not stored in the network service provider server, the SIP client application on the client device sends a registration request to the gateway apparatus.
5. The gateway device of claim 3,
when a client device is not in a network covered by a network service provider server and registration information of a SIP client application on the client device is stored in the network service provider server, the network service provider server deletes the registration information of the SIP client application on the client device.
6. The gateway device of claim 3,
the gateway device periodically determines whether the client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server.
7. The gateway device of claim 1,
when the called client equipment is in a network covered by the network service provider server, the network service provider server sends a call invitation request to an SIP client application of the called client equipment through an SIP server of a gateway device of a called side; and
when the called client device is not in the network covered by the network service provider server, the network service provider server sends a call invitation request to the telephone operator server of the called client device.
8. A method for a gateway device, comprising:
receiving a call invitation request from an SIP client application on a calling client device through a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server in a gateway device;
sending the call invitation request to a network service provider server;
receiving a call success response from the called client device from the network service provider server; and
sending, by the SIP server, the call success response to the calling client device, so that the calling client device talks with the called client device in response to the call success response.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
receiving, by the SIP server, a registration request from a SIP client application on a client device;
sending the registration request to a network service provider server to cause registration information for a SIP client application on the client device to be stored in the network service provider server;
receiving a registration success response from the network service provider server; and
sending, by the SIP server, the registration success response to a client device.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
it is determined whether the client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server based on whether the client device is connected to the gateway apparatus.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein
When a client device is in a network covered by a network service provider server and registration information of a SIP client application on the client device is not stored in the network service provider server, the SIP client application on the client device sends a registration request to the gateway apparatus; and
when a client device is not in a network covered by a network service provider server and registration information of a SIP client application on the client device is stored in the network service provider server, the network service provider server deletes the registration information of the SIP client application on the client device.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein
The gateway device periodically determines whether the client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein
When the called client equipment is in a network covered by the network service provider server, the network service provider server sends a call invitation request to an SIP client application of the called client equipment through an SIP server of a gateway device of a called side; and
when the called client device is not in the network covered by the network service provider server, the network service provider server sends a call invitation request to the telephone operator server of the called client device.
14. A non-transitory computer readable medium for use with a gateway device, the non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of the gateway device, perform at least the following:
receiving a call invitation request from an SIP client application on a calling client device through a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server in a gateway device;
sending the call invitation request to a network service provider server;
receiving a call success response from the called client device from the network service provider server; and
sending, by the SIP server, the call success response to the calling client device, so that the calling client device talks with the called client device in response to the call success response.
15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor of the gateway device, further perform at least the following:
receiving, by the SIP server, a registration request from a SIP client application on a client device;
sending the registration request to a network service provider server to cause registration information for a SIP client application on the client device to be stored in the network service provider server;
receiving a registration success response from the network service provider server; and
sending, by the SIP server, the registration success response to a client device.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor of the gateway device, further perform at least the following:
it is determined whether the client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server based on whether the client device is connected to the gateway apparatus.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein
When a client device is in a network covered by a network service provider server and registration information of a SIP client application on the client device is not stored in the network service provider server, the SIP client application on the client device sends a registration request to the gateway apparatus; and
when a client device is not in a network covered by a network service provider server and registration information of a SIP client application on the client device is stored in the network service provider server, the network service provider server deletes the registration information of the SIP client application on the client device.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16,
the gateway device periodically determines whether the client device is in a network covered by the network service provider server.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14,
when the called client equipment is in a network covered by the network service provider server, the network service provider server sends a call invitation request to an SIP client application of the called client equipment through an SIP server of a gateway device of a called side; and
when the called client device is not in the network covered by the network service provider server, the network service provider server sends a call invitation request to the telephone operator server of the called client device.
20. An apparatus comprising means for performing the method of any of claims 8-13.
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