Patent ID: 8121278
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method implemented by a teleconferencing system, comprising: assigning a first teleconferencing bridge to a teleconference, wherein the assignment is responsive to a projected future workload of the first teleconference bridge during the teleconference; forwarding, responsive to the assignment of the teleconferencing bridge to the teleconference, a first plurality of communication sessions corresponding to the teleconference to the first teleconferencing bridge, wherein the first teleconferencing bridge is configured to connect each of the first plurality of communication sessions to each other communication session among the first plurality of communication sessions; determining that the capacity of the first teleconferencing bridge will be insufficient to accommodate a projected number of additional communication sessions to support the teleconference; assigning at least one additional teleconferencing bridge to the teleconference; linking the first teleconferencing bridge to the at least one additional teleconferencing bridge; receiving additional communication sessions for the teleconference; and forwarding to the at least one additional teleconferencing bridge at least one of the additional communication sessions.