Prioritization of service requests received at a session initiation protocol (SIP) server

Abstract

A system and method for prioritizing service requests to a SIP server is disclosed. In accordance with a system of the present invention, a SIP server is provided. The SIP server includes a processor for processing service requests to the SIP server and a database. The database includes data related to a first source IP address for a first service request to the processor and a second source IP address for a second service request to the processor. The processor determines a priority order for processing of the first service request and the second service request by comparing the first source IP address and the second source IP address to the data in the database. In accordance with a method of the present invention, a method for processing requests for services at a SIP server is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a first request having a first source IP address for a first service at the SIP server, receiving a second request having a second source IP address for a second service at the SIP server, and determining a priority order for processing of the first request and the second request by considering the first source IP address and the second source IP address.

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