PEER-TO-PEER WIDE AREA COMMUNICATIONS SYTEM

摘要

A method (200, 300) for supporting telecommunications over a wide area network. The method can include receiving a first message (202) from a first communications site (110), the first message communicated through a logical port (174) at the communications site and maintaining the logical port open for at least a minimum period. A second message (210) can be received from a second communications site (112), the second message requesting an identifier associated with the first communications site. Further, a third message (214) can be communicated to the first communications site through the logical port. The third message can identify the second communications site as a candidate for establishing a peer-to-peer communications link over which telecommunications content may be communicated to a first remote unit (104).