Patent ID: 7480294

Claim:
A method of operating a communication system for providing packet services, the method comprising: receiving a session setup request for a communication session; processing the session setup request to select an end point for the communication session; determining a first communication link of a plurality of communication links associated with the end point, wherein the plurality of communication links form a communication path that provides packet services to the end point; determining a first profile of a first plurality of profiles of the first communication link; determining a first codec type associated with the end point; assigning a first weight to the first codec type; determining if the sum of the first weight and at least a current weight for the first profile of the first plurality of profiles exceeds a total weight allowed for the first profile of the first plurality of profiles; and generating a first authorization message for the communication session in response to determining that the communication session will not violate the first profile of the first plurality of profiles.