Patent ID: 7532614
Filing Date: 2009-05-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating communication between IP enabled communication devices over a network, comprising: establishing a connection to a network by a proxy device such that a first IP address is received by said proxy device as part of said connection; authenticating said proxy device with a gatekeeper device that controls communication with a second IP enabled device associated with said network; receiving, by the proxy device, a request from a first IP enabled communication device to connect to said network, wherein said first IP enabled communication device is associated with a second IP address; receiving a communication from said first IP enabled communication device by the proxy device, said communication using said second IP address as a source address and a third IP address as a destination address; and sending said received communication having said second IP address as the source address and said third IP address as the destination address from said proxy device to the second IP enabled communication device, said sent communication using said first IP address as the source IP address and a fourth IP address as the destination address for said communication being sent to said second IP enabled communication device.