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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Genband Us Llc, Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Paul Miller, Derry, NH (US);
Assignee:
GENBAND US LLC, Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01); H04L 12/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); H04L 65/1006 (2013.01); H04L 65/608 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/38 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45583 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45595 (2013.01); H04L 12/6418 (2013.01); H04L 2012/6486 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes establishing a connection between a physical signaling module and a physical media module, the physical signaling module configured to establish a connection between two communication endpoints, the physical media module configured to transfer media between the two communication endpoints. The method further includes establishing a connection between the physical signaling module and a media Virtual Network Function (VNF) module, the media VNF module running in a cloud-based environment, the media VNF module configured to transfer media between the two communication endpoints.