Patent ID: 7944902

Claim:
A system comprising: a device to: receive a message requesting allocation of first resources for a communication between a sender of the received message and a first device; receive, from a second, different device, a resource reservation protocol (RSVP) message requesting allocation of second resources for the communication, the second device being different than the sender of the received message; allocate, in response to receiving the RSVP message, the first resources, identified by the received message requesting the allocation of the first resources, for the communication; send, to the second device and based on the received RSVP message, a request for allocation of third resources for the communication; and receive a message, from the second device and in response to the request for the allocation of the third resources, indicating that the third resources have been allocated, where a particular quality of service is achieved for the communication based on the allocation of the first resources and the allocation of the third resources.