Media server management for communication session

A method for communication session management by a first media server, the method comprising:

• receiving connection requests for a video communication session from a plurality of client devices;
• establishing a plurality of data streams for the video communication session, the plurality of data streams including at least one data stream for each of the plurality of client devices;
• sending usage data associated with the video communication session to a session controller;
• receiving, from the session controller, a network topology update for the video communication session, wherein the network topology update identifies one or more data streams of the plurality of data streams and one or more second media servers, wherein the one or more data streams correspond to offload client devices of the plurality of client devices;
• sending one or more control signals to the one or more second media servers and the offload client devices to offload the one or more data streams to the one or more second media servers.

A system for communication session management, the system comprising:

• at least one processor, and
• at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the system to:
• receive usage data associated with a video communication session for data stream handlers of a first network topology, wherein the data stream handlers of the first network topology handle data streams of the video communication session at a first time during the video communication session, wherein the first network topology includes a plurality of client devices of the video communication session and at least a first media server;
• determine, based on the usage data, a second network topology to handle the data streams of the video communication session when a network parameter and/or an application parameter associated with the video communication session reaches a corresponding update threshold, wherein data stream handlers of the second network topology include at least a second media server;
• and
• configure the data stream handlers of the second network topology to handle the data streams of the video communication session at a second time during the video communication session, including instructing the first media server to offload at least some of the data streams of the video communication session to the second media server.