Patent ID: 7054327

Claim:
A method for dropping packets based on a current bandwidth allocation of packetized communications traffic of a router in a network, said method comprising the steps of: periodically querying endpoints corresponding to said router to obtain information for use in updating a connection table of said router, wherein said querying is limited to only real-time endpoint connections without querying non-real-time endpoint connections; determining, in response to said querying, a current connection status, call reference value (Call_Ref value), and bandwidth utilization information for each of said endpoints; calculating, based on said current connection status, said call reference (Call_Ref) value, and said bandwidth utilization information for each of said endpoints, a current bandwidth allocation for a specific type of communications service handled by said router; and when bandwidth is not available for said specific type of communications service, (i) dropping packets of any new call received by said router for said service and (ii) informing said endpoints to disconnect said new call.