Dynamic peer-to-peer overlays for voice systems

Author

Dhara, Krishna Kishore ; Krishnaswamy, Venkatesh ; Baset, Salman

Author_Institution

Avaya Labs Res., Lincroft, NJ

fYear

2006

fDate

13-17 March 2006

Lastpage

156

Abstract

Different devices, such as mobile phones, soft phones, or desktop phones, have varying processing power, bandwidth, and media capabilities. Heterogeneous P2P voice systems that are built based on a set of capabilities will not be suitable for devices that have different capabilities. In this paper, we present an architecture for P2P voice systems that can dynamically change P2P overlay mechanisms to better suit different device, user, and feature requirements of a P2P voice system. As a first step towards realizing the architecture, we propose a P2P-SIP based architecture that separates out P2P mechanisms from SIP. Our architecture allows dynamic P2P structural changes, limits bloating of the SIP protocol, and lays a foundation for a flexible hierarchical system

Keywords

Internet telephony; peer-to-peer computing; signalling protocols; P2P overlays; P2P-session initiation protocol based architecture; desktop phones; heterogeneous P2P voice systems; mobile phones; soft phones; Bandwidth; Computer science; Costs; Hierarchical systems; Identity management systems; Mobile handsets; Peer to peer computing; Personal communication networks; Protocols; Resource management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, 2006. PerCom Workshops 2006. Fourth Annual IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Pisa

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2520-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PERCOMW.2006.46

Filename

1598958