Patent ID: 7899865
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of providing services to an internet protocol node comprising: receiving a service request from the internet protocol node in an application server; requesting media server resources from a media server resource broker in response to the service request, wherein the media server resource broker is external to the application server; using the media server resource broker to provide a selection of a first media server to the application server, the media server resource broker selecting the first media server from a set of media servers in response to the request for media server resources and a parameter related to utilization of the media servers in the set of media servers, the selecting including determining the first media server that should provide the requested media server resources based on a number of available ports suitable to provide the requested media server resources in each of the media servers in the set of media servers; establishing a call between the internet protocol node and the first media server; and providing instructions for managing the call to the first media server from the application server.