Network controller replacement of indication of one or more specific network connections usable by first network component in signaling message for second network component with wild card network connection information

A method, comprising the steps of:

• receiving at a network controller a specific media connection information parameter of a first network component for set up of a communication session with a second network component;
• modifying at the network controller the specific media connection information parameter to allow the second network component to determine a specific media connection information parameter of the second network component for set up of the communication session with the first network component by replacing the specific media connection information parameter of the first network component with a wild card media connection information parameter;
• and by sending the wild card media connection information parameter in a session initiation protocol offer message to the second network component;
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• selecting with the network controller one or more networks form a plurality of available networks to communicatively couple the first network component with the second network component based on one or more of the specific media connection information parameters of the first network component and the specific media connection information parameters of the second network component.

An article, comprising:

• one or more recordable data storage medium;
• and means in the one or more medium for receiving at a network controller a specific media connection information parameter of a first network component for set up of a media communication session with a second network component;
• means in the one or more medium for modifying at the network controller the specific media connection information parameter to allow the second network component to determine a specific media connection information parameter of the second network component for set up of the media communication session with the first network component by replacing the specific media connection information parameter of the first network component with a wild card media connection information parameter;
• and by sending the wild card media connection information parameter in a session initiation offer message to the second network component;
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• means in the one or more medium for selecting with the network controller a network from a plurality of available networks to communicatively couple the first network component with the second network component based on one or more of the specific media connection information parameters of the first network component and the specific media connection information parameters of the second network component.