Patent ID: 9060015
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of selecting a codec for use by a communications device having a connection to a network apparatus, the method comprising: determining if at least one transcoding resource within said network apparatus is available for a communications session, the at least one transcoding resource being configured to transcode communications within a network, wherein the network apparatus is configured such that the at least one transcoding resource can be selectively made available to the communications session and wherein the communications session is held between said communications device and a second communications device having a second connection to the network apparatus, the communications session being conducted via a first link established through said connection and a second link established through said second connection; determining at least one operative condition affecting said communications device, said communications device being configured so as to be able to communicate using any one of a plurality of codecs during the communications session; selecting, if the at least one transcoding resource is available, a subset of the plurality of codecs based on the at least one operative condition; and conducting a signaling process whereby to establish the communications session, wherein said signaling process comprises: