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Methods and apparatus to control a flash crowd event in a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) network

  • US 8,917,721 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2012
  • Issued: 12/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • obtaining, at a voice over Internet protocol border element, a voice over Internet protocol registration response message having a field representing a priority assigned to a voice over Internet protocol endpoint, and having a session initiation protocol 200 OK message;

    obtaining a message from the voice over Internet protocol endpoint at the voice over Internet protocol border element;

    detecting whether a processing load of a border element signaling processor exceeds a threshold;

    placing the message obtained from the voice over Internet protocol endpoint into one of a plurality of queues based on the priority when the threshold is exceeded; and

    placing the message obtained from the voice over Internet protocol endpoint into a default queue when the threshold is not exceeded.

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