Patent ID: 8650392
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for issuing tickets in a communication system comprising a plurality of nodes that are capable of establishing a communication connection between two or more clients, the method comprising: receiving, at a ticket-issuing service from a first client, a request for a ticket authorizing the first client to establish a communication connection with a second client; determining if the first client is authorized to establish the requested communication connection; and if the first client is determined to be authorized to establish the requested communication connection, transmitting to the first client one or more tickets designating the second client which authorize the first client to establish the requested connection with the second client by means of one or more of the plurality of nodes, the one or more tickets further authorizing the first client to communicate with the second client via at least one relay node allocated to the second client, the one or more tickets including an identifier of the at least one relay node or being encrypted with a private key of the at least one relay node to inform the at least one relay node that the first client is authorized to communicate with the second client via the at least one relay node.