Patent ID: 7805515

Claim:
A method for managing a session over a network, wherein the session involves multiple end points obtaining services via an application server, said method comprising: after the end points have registered with the application server for said session and before knowing which of the endpoints functions as a host server for said session, establishing initial policies for network traffic flows for each end point participating in said session; after establishing the initial policies, determining network traffic volumes for the network traffic flows for at least some of said multiple end points participating in said session; from the network traffic volumes determined for the network traffic flows, identifying which of said multiple end points is functioning as the host server for said session; and after identifying which of said multiple end points is functioning as the host server, establishing new policies for network traffic flows for said multiple end points, wherein under the new policies fewer network resources are reserved for each of the multiple end points other than and as compared to the end point functioning as the host server.