Method, user equipment and application server for adding media stream to a multimedia session

A first apparatus, comprising:

• a session establishing unit, configured to establish a multimedia session with a second apparatus under the control of an application server;
• and
• a media stream adding request sending unit, adapted configured to send a media stream adding request directed at the multimedia session to the application server, wherein the media stream adding request comprises an identity of a third apparatus and a media type of a media stream requested to be added, wherein the media stream adding request is realized through a Subscribe message of the SIP, and wherein the Subscribe message comprises the media stream type and the identity of a third equipment, so that the application server according to the media stream adding request controls the third apparatus to establish the media stream of the media type with the second apparatus,
• wherein the first apparatus and the third apparatus both register using an identical public user identity, and
• wherein said control comprises:
• the application server sending to the third equipment a session Invite, wherein the session Invite includes, as an address of a calling party, an address of an identity of the second apparatus;
• the application server controlling the third apparatus and the second apparatus to perform a media information negotiation directed at the media type;
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• a gr parameter of a Globally Routable User Agent (UA) URIs (GRUU) of the first apparatus and a gr parameter of a GRUU of the third apparatus are set to different values to differentiate the first apparatus and the third apparatus.

An application server, comprising:

• a session control unit configured to control a first user equipment to establish a multimedia session with a second user equipment;
• a receiving unit configured to receive a media stream adding request sent by the first user equipment that is directed at the multimedia session, wherein the media stream adding request comprises an identity of a third user equipment and a media type of a media stream requested to be added, wherein the media stream adding request is realized through a Subscribe message of the SIP;
• wherein the Subscribe message comprises the media stream type and the identity of a third user equipment, and wherein the first user equipment and the third user equipment both register using an identical public user identity;
• and
• a media stream adding control unit configured to control the third user equipment to establish the media stream of the media type with the second user equipment, wherein said control comprises:
• sending to the third user equipment a session Invite, wherein the session Invite sent to the third user equipment includes, as an address of a calling party, an address of an identity of the second user equipment;
• and
• controlling the third user equipment and the second user equipment to perform a media information negotiation directed at the media type, so that the third user equipment and the second user equipment transmit the media stream of the media type when the media information negotiation succeeds
• wherein a gr parameter of a Globally Routable User Agent (UA) URIs (GRUU) of the first user equipment and a gr parameter of a GRUU of the third user equipment are set to different values to differentiate the first user equipment and the third user equipment.