Maintaining session initiation protocol application session affinity in SIP container cluster environments
US9167041B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/142
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for maintaining SIP application session affinity, the system including a destination inspector configured to inspect a SIP request to determine whether the SIP request indicates as its destination a logical name of a SIP container, a request router configured to route the SIP request to the SIP container that is identified by the logical name if the SIP request indicates as its destination the logical name of the SIP container, and a destination assignor configured to assign the SIP request to a SIP container in accordance with a predefined assignment protocol if the SIP request does not indicate as its destination the logical name of a SIP container.
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