System and method for routing and communicating in a heterogeneous network environment

摘要

An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method is for connecting an endpoint that is separated from another endpoint by a symmetric network address translation device.

主权项

1. A method for calculating a route by a source endpoint that is located in a hybrid peer-to-peer network, the method comprising:
performing, by the source endpoint, an authentication process with an access server in the hybrid peer-to-peer network; receiving, by the source endpoint, routing information from the access server in response to the authentication process, wherein the routing information is needed by the source endpoint to establish a call with a destination endpoint that is located outside of the hybrid peer-to-peer network; receiving, by the source endpoint, input representing a plurality of digits corresponding to a telephone number associated with the destination endpoint; identifying, by the source endpoint, a route for the call from the source endpoint to the destination endpoint based on the digits and the routing information, wherein the identifying selects a gateway to use in establishing the call from a plurality of available gateways that are located outside of the hybrid peer-to-peer network; and connecting, by the source endpoint, directly to the gateway to establish the route for the call.