Patent ID: 8774005

Claim:
A method for congestion response in a communication system that comprises routing capability over a first type network and a second type network, comprising: generating, in a Media Gateway, a congestion indication for resources on a first route to a target through the first type network, generating, in the Media Gateway, a partial congestion notification for resources on a second route to a target through the first type network, receiving the congestion indication, storing the congestion indication as associated to the first route, receiving the partial congestion notification, marking the second route associated with said partial congestion notification with a traffic diversion level, where a percentage of calls, corresponding to the traffic diversion level, that are addressed to said partially congested second route, use alternative routes, and upon receiving a subsequent request for initiating a set-up of a call: checking if a congestion indication exists for a route initially associated with the requested call, and establishing the call on an alternative route to the target through the second type network if said congestion indication exists.