Patent ID: 7038574
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication network comprising: a routing system; a media gateway coupled to the routing system; and a network element coupled to the routing system; the media gateway, responsive to a status change of the media gateway, transfers a first packet for a location server to the routing system wherein the first packet indicates the type of the first packet and wherein the type of the first packet comprises an update message; the network element transfers a second packet for a destination wherein the second packet indicates the type of the second packet wherein the type of the second packet does not comprise an update message; the routing system, responsive to receiving the first packet and the second packet, processes the first packet to determine a first class of service for the first packet based on the type of the first packet and processes the second packet to determine a second class of service for the second packet based on the type of the second packet wherein the first class of service is higher than the second class of service.