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System and method for managing media in a distributed communication network

  • US 10,637,912 B2
  • Filed: 01/08/2019
  • Issued: 04/28/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at a communication processing server of a communication platform, a request to initiate a media communication session between a first endpoint and a second endpoint, the communication processing server being located in a first geographic region and the first endpoint being located in a second geographic region, the request having been transmitted by a gateway located in the second geographic region, wherein the communication platform does not include any communication processing servers in the second geographic region;

    establishing, by the communication processing server, the media communication session between the first endpoint and the second endpoint;

    selecting a first media resource to facilitate a first media service in relation to the media communication session between the first endpoint and the second endpoint, the first media resource selected from a plurality of media resources that provide the first media service, the plurality media resources including media resources located in the first geographic region, and media resources located in the second geographic region;

    when the first media resource is located in the first geographic region;

    storing a copy of media communications transmitted as part of the media communication session at the second geographic region, andtunneling the copy of the media communications stored at the second geographic region to the first media resource located in the first geographic region, wherein the first media resource provides the first media service based on the copy of the media communications received from the second geographic region.

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