Patent ID: 8713302
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting audio data over a network comprising: establishing, by a client, a first secure-sockets layer (SSL) session with a server; sending, by the client, a call request and call setup information to the server using the first SSL session, wherein the call request is a request to communicate with a remote client and the call setup information includes an identifier for the remote client; receiving, at the client, a call request response from the server using the first SSL session, wherein the call request response indicates that the remote client is ready to communicate; in response to receiving the call request response from the server, the client establishing a second SSL session with the server, wherein the second SSL session is dedicated for transmitting audio data between the client and the server; and in response to establishing the second SSL session with the server, the client transmitting audio data to the server using the second SSL session, wherein the audio data is contained in a client SSL message in place of encrypted data and the audio data is forwarded by the server to the remote client.