Patent ID: 8391166

Claim:
A method for minimizing end-to-end delay associated with calls carried over a packet network in a manner that avoids overloading of the packet network, comprising: performing by one or more of a plurality of network devices within a path of a first active call in the packet network, functions comprising: receiving one or more call control messages from one of a network management entity or a call control entity, wherein said network management entity or said call control entity monitors and/or controls the packet network, and wherein said one or more call control messages are generated using per call parameters from one or more network devices within a path of at least a second active call in the packet network separate from said path of said first active call; and responsive to said receiving of said one or more call control messages from said one of said network management entity or said call control entity, changing from a first packet size to a second packet size associated with a plurality of voice packets used for carrying frames of encoded signals associated with said first active call within said one or more of said plurality of network devices.