Patent ID: 7746782

Claim:
A method for managing traffic on a switching system comprising: receiving a service request from an end point, said end point being one of a plurality of communications endpoints on a communications system, said plurality of endpoints being connected to each other through a network of routers, each said service requests passing through at least one of said routers to a server; determining a system traffic level responsive to receiving said service request, said system traffic level being determined by said server and indicating the current load level of system traffic across said communications system; correlating the determined system traffic level with a predetermined level of available service functionality; and establishing an available services list, wherein said communications system is a telecommunications system including a plurality of telecommunications end points selectively communicating with each other, said method further comprising said server creating a correlation table comprising data fields including an upper traffic level limit and a lower traffic level limit and a list of services provided to an end point when the determined traffic level falls within the upper and lower traffic limits.