Patent ID: 8559309

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) or H.323 signaling packet associated with data traffic; determining if the data traffic originated from a source node or source network as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) traffic; tagging a header of the SIP or H.323 signaling packet with a tag that identifies the data traffic as a VoIP originated call based on the determination, wherein tagging the header of the SIP or H.323 signalling packet with a tag comprises one of a) through c): a) inserting a code in a “rn-context” tag defined in accordance with Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comments (RFC) 4694 and inserting the “rn-context” tag into the header, wherein the code identifies the data traffic as a VoIP originated call, b) appending a code to jurisdiction information in an “rn” tag and inserting the “rn” tag into the header, wherein the code identifies the data traffic as a VoIP originated call, or c) inserting a jurisdiction code in a “rn” tag and inserting the “rn” tag into the header, wherein the jurisdiction code identifies the data traffic as originating from a VoIP originated jurisdiction; sending the tagged SIP or H.323 signaling packet towards a destination; and sending data identifying the data traffic as a VoIP originated call to an administrative system for at least one of call billing, rating, settlement or taxation purposes.