Method and system for converting session initiation messages

摘要

A network entity comprising an input for receiving from a given IP device, a session initiation message for initiating a communication session over a packet based network via a session initiation message generated according to a particular session initiation protocol and a processing entity. The processing entity is operative for detecting a characteristic associated with the given IP device, determining, at least in part on the basis of the characteristic associated with the given device, a given interface module from a plurality of interface modules for processing the session initiation message generated according to the particular session initiation protocol and causing the first session initiation message generated according to the particular session initiation protocol to be processed by the given interface module for converting the first session initiation message into a second session initiation message generated according to a pre-determined session initiation protocol.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
a) at a processing entity, detecting a characteristic associated with a given device, the given device attempting to initiate a communication session over a packet based network via a session initiation message generated according to a particular session initiation protocol, wherein the characteristic of the given device is one of a hardware version, a vendor, a product manufacturer and a product model associated with the given device; b) at the processing entity, comparing the characteristic associated with the given device to a plurality of device characteristics stored in a data structure for determining a matching device characteristic from the plurality of device characteristics, the data structure storing associations between device characteristics and a plurality of session initiation protocols; c) at the processing entity, initiating an action when the matching device characteristic is associated with a session initiation protocol from the plurality of session initiation protocols that is not a pre-determined session initiation protocol.