Patent ID: 7257109
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing call control comprising: a) receiving first information from an originating media gateway initiating a communication session, the first information bearing on a plurality of different communication schemes available at the originating media gateway for facilitating the communication session; b) selecting a communication scheme available at a terminating media gateway for facilitating the communication session, the selected communication scheme corresponding to one of the plurality of different communication schemes; and c) sending second information bearing on the selected communication scheme to the originating media gateway, wherein the originating media gateway using determines which of the plurality of communication schemes available at the originating media gateway to use for the communication session based on the second information, wherein the communication schemes include at least one of the group consisting of voice over ATM, voice over IP, voice over frame relay, voice over IPv4, voice over IPv6, and voice over MPLS.