Patent ID: 7792062

Claim:
A first station for providing telecommunication service, comprising: a conferencing module operable to receive a first conference request signal and to receive a second conference request signal; a channel establishment module operable to: establish a first communication channel between the first station and a second station in response to the conferencing module receiving the first conference request signal, wherein the first communication channel is operable to support voice communication between the first station and the second station over a packet-switched network; establish a second communication channel between the first station and a third station in response to the conferencing module receiving the second conference request signal, wherein the second communication channel is operable to support voice communication between the first station and the third station over the packet-switched network; a mixing module operable to mix signals received from the second station with signals received from the third station; a playback module operable to play the mixed signals to a user as part of a conference call; and a monitoring module operable to detect a change in a network condition that affects a quality of service associated the conference call, and wherein the conferencing module is further operable to transmit a transfer signal to the second station in response to detecting the change in the network condition.