Patent ID: 9665408
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method for controlling resource allocation in a media gateway, the method being performed at a media gateway by way of instructions that are executed by a controller of the media gateway, the method comprising: allocating the processing of a call to a first digital signal processor core in a plurality of digital signal processor cores, the media gateway comprising one or more digital signal processors and the one or more digital signal processors comprising the plurality of digital signal processor cores, the processing requiring a first set of processing resources on the first digital signal processor core; receiving a request requiring a second set of processing resources for processing the call, the second set of processing resources being in addition to the first set of processing resources; determining whether any of the plurality of digital signal processor cores are able to provide both the first and second set of processing resources, wherein providing the first and second set of processing resources comprises providing at least a sum of the first and second set of processing resources; and responsive to the first digital signal processor core being unable to provide the second set of processing resources: