Method and apparatus to facilitate variable-rate call management operations
AssigneeUTStarcom, Inc.
InventorMichael Borella
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Abstract
A network element (20), such as a PDSN or home agent, upon determining (11) a need to effect a call management operation, then determines (12) whether to constrain the facilitation of that call management operation. When determining that the call management operation should be constrained, the network element can facilitate (14) that call management operation while imposing an artificial facilitation constraint. For example, the rate at which the call management operation is executed with respect to a plurality of existing calls can be specified.
Claims20
A method for use with a network element that simultaneously supports a plurality of communication calls comprising:
- determining a need to effect a call management operation using the network element with respect to at least some of the plurality of communication calls;
- determining whether to constrain the call management operation during facilitation of the call management operation;
- when determining to not constrain the call management operation, facilitating the call management operation without imposing an artificial facilitation constraint;
- when determining to constrain the call management operation, facilitating the call management operation while imposing an artificial facilitation constraint.
A network element comprising:
- a multiple-call support controller configured and arranged to simultaneously support a plurality of communication calls;
- a first memory operably coupled to the multiple-call support controller and having at least one call management operation stored therein, which at least one call management operation is executable by the multiple-call support controller with respect to the plurality of communication calls and which call management operation is executable at a plurality of rates of execution;
- a second memory operably coupled to the multiple-call support controller and having an indicator stored therein, which indicator specifies a rate of execution to use when executing the call management operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.