Method and system for managing multimedia quality of experience in a transport-independent fashion

A system for adjusting virtualized resources for delivery of a real-time multi-media session to a user terminal, the system comprising:

• a user terminal configured to:
• set resource requirements, based on resource parameters, for delivery of the real-time multi-media session;
• allocate resources in accordance with the set resource requirements;
• determine if the distributed resources are sufficient for a desired quality of experience;
• and
• if the distributed resources are not sufficient, adjust the allocation of resources by procuring resources from a management of resources (MRD)/resources pre-positioning policy (RPP) database, to maintain the desired quality of experience.

An apparatus for adjusting virtualized resources for delivery of a real-time multi-media session to a user terminal, the apparatus comprising:

• based on resource parameters, means for setting resource requirements, at the user terminal for delivery of the real-time multi-media session;
• means for allocating, at the user terminal, resources in accordance with the set resource requirements;
• means for determining, at the user terminal, if the distributed resources are sufficient for a desired quality of experience;
• and
• if the distributed resources are not sufficient, means for adjusting, at the user terminal, the allocation of resources by procuring resources from a management of resources (MRD)/resources pre-positioning policy (RPP) database, to maintain the desired quality of experience.