Patent ID: 7764605
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for measurement-based call admission control in a media gateway, the method comprising: (a) receiving, in the media gateway, a request for establishing a new voice-over-IP (VoIP) call in the media gateway, the request indicating a required bandwidth for the new VoIP call; (b) determining, in the media gateway, a bandwidth utilization of at least one Internet protocol (IP) network interface of the media gateway for sending and receiving voice over IP packets in the media gateway, wherein the at least one network interface services a plurality of communication links; and (c) determining, in the media gateway and using the determined bandwidth utilization of the at least one network interface of the media gateway, whether to admit the new VoIP call to the media gateway according to a per-interface admission policy.