Method and system for efficient management of a communication system

A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• obtaining a message indicating a communication session between a first mobile device and a second mobile device;
• receiving first network information associated with the first mobile device and second network information associated with the second mobile device according to the message;
• identifying a first rate of movement of the first mobile device according to the first network information and identifying a second rate of movement of the second mobile device according to the second network information;
• determining whether the communication session qualifies for shortening of a bearer path according to the first rate of movement of the first mobile device and the second rate of movement of the second mobile device being less than a threshold, wherein the shortening reduces a number of required elements in the bearer path;
• comparing the first network information and the second network information to criteria for provisioning a target shortened bearer path resulting in a comparison;
• determining that the first mobile device and the second mobile device are to remain in a same mobility management entity group according to the first rate of movement, the second rate of movement and the comparison;
• identifying that the first mobile device and the second mobile device have a common coder-decoder (CODEC);
• and
• activating the target shortened bearer path for carrying internet protocol packets associated with the communication session responsive to identifying the common CODEC to generate a direct tunnel for carrying the internet protocol packets associated with the communication session and to modify the bearer path to the target shortened bearer path.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a calling message indicating a calling session between a first mobile device and a second mobile device;
• retrieving, by the processing system, first network information associated with the first mobile device and second network information associated with the second mobile device according to the calling message;
• identifying, by the processing system, a first rate of movement of the first mobile device according to the first network information and identifying, by the processing system, a second rate of movement of the second mobile device according to the second network information;
• determining, by the processing system, whether the calling session qualifies for shortening of a bearer path according to the first rate of movement of the first mobile device and the second rate of movement of the second mobile device being less than a threshold, wherein the shortening reduces a number of required elements in the bearer path;
• comparing, by the processing system, the first network information and the second network information to criteria for provisioning a target shortened bearer path resulting in a comparison;
• determining, by the processing system, that the first mobile device and the second mobile device are to remain in a same mobility management entity group according to the first rate of movement, the second rate of movement and the comparison;
• identifying, by the processing system, a wireless local area network (LAN) access point communicatively coupled to both the first mobile device and second mobile device, and communicatively coupled to a wireless LAN;
• selecting, by the processing system, a network element that is communicatively coupled to both the first mobile device and the second mobile device and that is closest to the first mobile device and the second mobile device to identify a nearest network element according to the calling session qualifying for transcoder-free bearer path shortening, wherein the wireless LAN access point is selected as the network element based on the wireless LAN access point using less system resources than a base station for communication between the first mobile device and the second mobile device;
• and
• activating, by the processing system, the target shortened bearer path for carrying internet protocol packets associated with the calling session.