System and method for establishing peer to peer connections between PCS and smart phones using networks with obstacles

摘要

A method of circumventing network obstacles to provide a peer-to-peer communication channel between peers utilizing hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) includes communicating a HTTP request from a peer device to a relay through a network including an obstacle where the HTTP request is intended for another peer device. The method further includes communicating a HTTP response from the relay to the peer device and establishing a communication channel between the peer device and the another peer device via the relay. The communication channel permits the peer device and the another peer device to send and receive data.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving at a relay server a request from a first peer device via a network including an obstacle, wherein the request from the first peer device comprises data intended for a second peer device; receiving at the relay server a request from the second peer device, the request from the second peer device including an indication that the second peer device is listening for connections; forwarding by the relay server the data to the second peer device in response to the request received from the second peer device without the relay server buffering the data received from the first peer device intended for the second peer device; and generating and transmitting by the relay server a response comprising peer specific signaling to the second peer device in response to the request received from the second peer device.