Patent ID: 7065043
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of balancing workload in a Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) system having at least one VoIP client, a plurality of VoIP proxy servers and a load monitor, comprising: receiving a query from the VoIP client with the load monitor, the query requesting an identity of the VoIP proxy server among the plurality of VoIP proxy servers that has the lowest workload; with the load monitor, determining the identity of the VoIP proxy server among the plurality of VoIP proxy servers that has the lowest workload by comparing workload data received from each VoIP proxy server; transmitting the identity of the VoIP proxy server among the plurality of VoIP proxy servers that has the lowest workload from the load monitor to the VoIP client; and the VoIP client communicating with the identified VoIP proxy server to initiate a VoIP call.