Control of media transcoding during a media session

A method, performed by a media transceiver device, for receiving media of a media session, the method comprising:

• providing an indication of a current allocation of energy for performing playback of the media session in the media transceiver device to a network node;
• and
• receiving transcoded media of the media session, wherein transcoding of the media session has, by the network node, been controlled according to the current allocation of energy, the transcoding comprising either conversion from a first media format to a second media format of same media type, or conversion from a first media type to a second media type, and wherein receiving the transcoded media of the media session comprises:
• receiving instructions to terminate the media session before having the transcoding of the media session controlled by the network node;
• and
• receiving initiation of a new media session between at least two media transceiver devices so as to continue the media session upon having the transcoding of the media session been controlled by the network node.

A network node for controlling media transcoding of a media session between at least two media transceiver devices, the network node comprising:

• processing circuitry;
• and
• memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the network node is operative to:
• obtain, from at least one of the at least two media transceiver devices, an indication of a current allocation of energy for performing playback of the media session in the at least one media transceiver device,
• wherein the at least one media transceiver device has lowest current allocation of energy of all of the at least two media transceiver devices;
• and
• control transcoding of the media session according to the current allocation of energy of the at least one media transceiver device, the transcoding comprising either conversion from a first media format to a second media format of same media type, or conversion from a first media type to a second media type.

A media transceiver device for receiving media of a media session, the media transceiver device comprising:

• processing circuitry;
• and
• memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the media transceiver device is operative to:
• provide an indication of a current allocation of energy for performing playback of the media session in the media transceiver device to a network node;
• and
• receive transcoded media of the media session, wherein transcoding of the media session has, by the network node, been controlled according to the current allocation of energy, the transcoding comprising either conversion from a first media format to a second media format of same media type, or conversion from a first media type to a second media type, and wherein to receive the transcoded media of the media session, the media transceiver device is operative to:
• receive instructions to terminate the media session before having the transcoding of the media session controlled by the network node;
• and
• receive initiation of a new media session between at least two media transceiver devices so as to continue the media session upon having the transcoding of the media session been controlled by the network node.