Patent ID: 8570870
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving at a first network a notice of an intended communication to a called party network, wherein the intended communication requires a resource for supporting a streaming data protocol in each network between a calling party network and the called party network; forwarding the notice of an intended communication to a second network and toward the called party network; in parallel with said forwarding, initiating for the intended communication a determination of resource availability for the first network; performing for the intended communication the determination of resource availability for the first network, wherein the determination is for a first resource for the first network; and verifying resource sufficiency for the intended communication; wherein performing for the intended communication the determination of resource availability for the first network comprises: querying the first resource for the first network for resource availability; receiving a first indication of resource availability of the first resource for the first network.