Patent ID: 7643414
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for performing call admission control, comprising: (a) determining at least one of (i) a bandwidth utilization level for a first Wide Area Network (WAN) path including a first WAN link, and (ii) an available bandwidth level for the first WAN path and one or more Quality of Service or QoS metrics for the first WAN path; (b) comparing the determined at least one bandwidth level and the one or more QoS metrics to one or more selected thresholds to determine whether a new live voice communication may be set up with a first selected codec, wherein the comparing step (b) comprises: (c) determining that the new live voice communication may not be set up with the first selected codec and in response to determining that the new live voice communication may not be set up with the first selected codec performing at least one of the following steps: