Patent ID: 7778263
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for establishing an internet protocol session over a switched network, comprising: forwarding a path message to a destination bridging device that bridges the switched network and an internet protocol network, the destination bridging device having a switched network address and an internet protocol network address and directing the path message to an originating host device over the internet protocol network; and receiving, from the destination bridging device, a setup message received over the switched network by the destination bridging device from an originating bridging device that bridges the switched network and the internet protocol network, in response to the originating bridging device receiving the path message on behalf of the originating host device, wherein the internet protocol session is established over the switched network between at least the destination bridging device and the originating bridging device based on forwarding the path message and receiving the setup message.