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Methods, systems, and computer readable media for communicating media server capabilities and status information between media servers and a media resource broker

  • US 9,432,451 B2
  • Filed: 12/10/2010
  • Issued: 08/30/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for communicating media server capabilities and status information between a plurality of media servers and a media resource broker, the method comprising:

  • at a media resource broker;

    receiving messages from a plurality of media servers, the messages including information indicating capabilities and status of the media servers, wherein the information indicating capabilities and status of the media servers includes a call rate capacity indicating a total number of calls during a given time period that can be accepted by a given media server, wherein receiving messages from a plurality of media servers includes subscribing to the plurality of media servers for requesting the information indicating the capabilities and status of the media servers, wherein receiving the messages including information indicating capabilities and status of the media servers includes receiving SIP messages with header fields including one or more SIP overload control parameters;

    caching the information regarding the capabilities and status of the media servers; and

    receiving call setup requests and, in response, selecting media servers from the plurality of media servers based on the cached media server capabilities and status information.

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