Patent ID: 6798755
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a communications system having a plurality of endpoints each comprising a logical entity and its physical counterpart, a method for controlling and managing individual directed sessions between at least two of the endpoints, comprising the steps of:intercepting a first message, said first message being sent from an initiating endpoint via application layer routing to at least one other endpoint requesting an individual directed session between said initiating endpoint and said at least one other endpoint; communicating said requested individual directed session to a service entity for determining the state of said session as a function of communication system resources and capabilities and resources of the endpoints to be included in said requested session, and if said requested individual directed session is accepted determining a set of corresponding session parameters; communicating the state of said requested individual session to said initiating endpoint via application layer routing, and if said requested session is accepted also communicating to said initiating endpoint the set of corresponding session parameters; and for said accepted individual directed session, communicating the state of said session and the corresponding set of session parameters to said at least one other endpoint via application layer routing.