Patent ID: 7761579

Claim:
A method comprising: establishing a secure packet-switched connection for exchanging predefined signaling messages between network elements associated with distinct network domains; determining and implementing at least one media exchange technology for transporting media between said distinct network domains; exchanging signaling and media border processing information between said distinct network domains; exchanging access device information between said distinct network domains; determining and implementing at least one service policy associated with said distinct network domains, wherein said at least one service policy comprises a first performance threshold and a second performance threshold; providing a packet-switched network-to-network interconnection interface configured for peering at least one session associated with a first service type between said distinct network domains based on said predefined signaling messages, said at least one media exchange technology, said signaling media border processing information, said access device information, and said at least one service policy; updating said packet-switched network-to-network interconnection interface, said updating including reconfiguring said packet-switched network-to-network interconnection interface for peering at least one other session associated with a second service type between the distinct network domains; peering said at least one session associated with said first service type across said packet-switched network-to-network interconnection interface; peering said at least one other session associated with said second service type across said packet-switched network-to-network interconnection interface; enforcing said first performance threshold for said peering of said at least one session associated with said first service type; and enforcing said second performance threshold for said peering of said at least one other session associated with said second service type.