Patent ID: 8660002

Claim:
One or more nontransitory computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method for managing the communication of media communicated to a Session Initiation Protocol enabled multiplexer in a media distribution network, the method comprising: at a first component of the media distribution network, receiving from a media source a first request destined for an intended recipient to communicate media at a first level of communication from the media source; identifying the first level of communication contained within the first request, wherein the first level of communication requires a first amount of network resources and utilizes an H.263 standard; prior to forwarding the first request to the intended recipient, determining whether the first level of communication exceeds a second level of communication, wherein the second level of communication is based on an available amount of network resources and utilizes an H.264 standard; when the first level of communication exceeds the second level of communication, then instead of forwarding the first request to the intended recipient, communicating from the first component to the media source an indication that the media source is to communicate the media at a level commensurate with the second level of communication; and upon receiving from the media source a second request that conforms with the level commensurate with the second level of communication, forwarding the second request to the intended recipient.