Allocating limit to allowable end-to-end latency variation based on destination capability

A network configured to admit streaming sessions based on capabilities of their destinations, comprising:

• a switch coupled to wired communication links;
• a processor configured to receive a request to establish a new streaming session over a new path, in presence of an existing streaming session;
• wherein the existing streaming session is established over an existing path, and the new path and the existing path pass through an output port of the switch and over at least some of the wired communication links;
• the processor is further configured to:
• receive capabilities of a destination of the new streaming session, and allocate a limit for a first allowable end-to-end latency variation of the new streaming session based on the capabilities;
• the processor is further configured to estimate, before the new streaming session is established, an estimated end-to-end latency variation of the new streaming session, as if the new streaming session is established over the new path;
• and
• the processor is further configured to:
• determine, by comparing the estimated end-to-end latency variation with the limit, a determination that the estimated end-to-end latency variation exceeds the limit, and reject the request based on the determination.