Communication method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium

One or more computer readable storage media storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a video server, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:

• receiving a first video call sent by a telephone network node based on an Internet Protocol (IP) network connection with the video server, the first video call including an identification of a first dialing device;
• determining a first video channel with the first dialing device, and second video channels with a first IP terminal device and a second IP terminal device in response to the first video call, wherein the first dialing device and the telephone network node are located in a telephone network, and the first IP terminal device, the second IP terminal device and the video server are located in an IP network;
• performing channel combination on the first video channel and the second video channels to establish a multi-party video call between the first dialing device and multiple IP terminal devices;
• encapsulating a SIP session request using a web socket protocol;
• sending the SIP session request to respectively browser clients installed on the first IP terminal device and the second IP terminal device within the IP network;
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• receiving session confirmations sent by the respective browser clients based on the web socket protocol within the IP network, and establishing the second video channels with the first IP terminal device and the second IP terminal device.

A video server comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
• receiving a first video call sent by a telephone network node based on an Internet Protocol (IP) network connection with the video server, the first video call including an identification of a first dialing device;
• determining a first video channel with the first dialing device, and second video channels with a first IP terminal device and a second IP terminal device in response to the first video call, wherein the first dialing device and the telephone network node are located in a telephone network, and the first IP terminal device, the second IP terminal device and the video server are located in an IP network, wherein determining the second video channels with the first IP terminal device and the second IP terminal device in response to the first video call comprises:
• querying a current service status of each agent terminal device in the IP network in response to the first video call, wherein the current service status indicates being currently available or currently occupied;
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• determining the first IP terminal device and the second IP terminal device from among agent terminal devices whose current service status indicates being currently available;
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• performing channel combination on the first video channel and the second video channels to establish a multi-party video call between the first dialing device and multiple IP terminal devices.