Patent ID: 6751216
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
A second service provider that is coupled to a first service provider over a peer-to-peer Internet Protocol (IP) connection and wherein the first service provider is coupled to end-user systems over IP connections, the second service provider comprising:a packet telephony network configured to route service packets to provide telephony service; a router configured to route a first set of IP packets between the peer-to-peer IP connection and a service connection based on a first set of IP addresses in the first set of the IP packets, and to route a second set of the IP packets between the peer-to-peer IP connection and an Internet backbone IP connection based on a second set of the IP addresses in the second set of the IP packets; and a service portal configured to exchange the first set of the IP packets with the service connection, provide protocol conversion between the first set of the IP packets and a first set of the service packets, and exchange the first set of the service packets with the packet telephony network.