摘要 |
A method apparatus for storing and forwarding media data in a communication network. An intermediate node disposed between a media data source node and a client node receives encrypted media data packets from the media data source node. The intermediate node stores the received media data packets in a memory for later sending to the client node, and adjusts fields in the original header of each stored media data packet to create modified media data packets having a modified header, and sends adjustment information to the client node. The adjustment information allows the client node to recreate the original headers from the modified headesr, before decrypting the encrypted media packets with keying materials already sent between the media data source node and the client node. The modified media data packets are then sent to the client node for decryption. This allows the intermediate node to“store and forward”SRTP data without being able to access the encrypted data content.
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