APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NEGOTIATING NETWORK PARAMETERS

摘要

An apparatus and a method for real-time data communication includes a sending client terminal ( 10 ) and at least one receiving client terminal ( 20 ), the client terminals being provided with protective elements ( 12, 22 ), the real-time data communication transmitted via an intermediate distribution server ( 30 ). Moreover, the protective elements ( 12, 22 ) are provided with a network translation unit for mapping one internally accessible network destination address with a corresponding externally accessible network destination address. The sending client terminal ( 10 ) and the intermediate distribution server ( 30 ) are adapted to exchange information between one another about the current mapping of internally and externally accessible destination addresses for the server to reach the receiving client terminal ( 20 ) with real-time data communication.