Patent ID: 8924243
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method to manage bandwidth in a network, the method comprising: managing, by a processor, a first electronic conference between a first scheduled start time and a first scheduled end time, wherein the first electronic conference is configured to use a first bandwidth resource; storing, in a memory, a request for a second electronic conference between a second scheduled start time and a second scheduled end time, wherein the second scheduled start time is not earlier than the first scheduled end time, and wherein the second electronic conference is configured to use the first bandwidth resource; receiving a request to start the second electronic conference before the first scheduled end time; establishing, by a processor based upon one or more predefined parameters, usage of a second bandwidth resource configured to be used by the second electronic conference during a time interval from receipt of the request to start the second electronic conference to the first scheduled end time, wherein the second bandwidth resource consumes less bandwidth than the first bandwidth resource; and transferring the second electronic conference from the second bandwidth resource to the first bandwidth resource at the first scheduled end time.