Patent ID: 8289980
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of establishing a unicast media session between a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) media receiver and an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) media source within an IMS network, the method comprising the steps of: registering the UPnP media receiver with a Home IMS Gateway, wherein the UPnP media receiver utilizes only UPnP signaling; registering the Home IMS Gateway with the IMS network; sending by the IMS media source, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE message to the Home IMS Gateway; creating by the Home IMS Gateway utilizing UPnP signaling, Network Address Translation (NAT) bindings between the UPnP media receiver and the IMS media source; and establishing the unicast media session between the UPnP media receiver and the IMS media source using the NAT bindings.