Method and system for identifying a multipoint control unit for hosting a conference

A system for identifying a multipoint control unit (MCU) to host a conference comprising:

• an interface operable to receive a notification indicating one or more conference parameters;
• and
• a processor operable to:
• rank a plurality of MCUs, the ranking based on one or more network conditions and a location of each MCU with respect to a plurality of sites participating in the conference;
• select a first MCU based on a rank associated with the first MCU;
• determine whether the first MCU is capable of hosting the conference based on the one or more conference parameters;
• and
• assign the conference to be hosted by the first MCU in response to determining that the first MCU is capable of hosting the conference wherein the location of each MCU with respect to a plurality of sites is based on any of a time zone, latitude/longitude, country code/phone number prefix, or an identifying tag associated with each of the plurality of sites participating in the conference.

A computer readable medium including code for identifying a multipoint control unit (MCU) for hosting a conference, the code operable to:

• receive a notification indicating one or more conference parameters;
• rank a plurality of MCUs, the ranking based on one or more network conditions and a location of each MCU with respect to a plurality of sites participating in the conference;
• select a first MCU based on a rank associated with the first MCU;
• determine whether the first MCU is capable of hosting the conference based on the one or more conference parameters;
• and
• assign the conference to be hosted by the first MCU in response to determining that the first MCU is capable of hosting the conference wherein the location of each MCU with respect to a plurality of sites is based on any of a time zone, latitude/longitude, country code/phone number prefix, or an identifying tag associated with each of the plurality of sites participating in the conference.

A system for identifying a multipoint control unit (MCU) for hosting a conference comprising:

• means for receiving a notification, the notification indicating one or more conference parameters;
• means for ranking a plurality of MCUs, the ranking based on one or more network conditions and a location of each MCU with respect to a plurality of sites participating in the conference;
• means for selecting a first MCU based on a rank associated with the first MCU;
• means for determining whether the first MCU is capable of hosting the conference based on the one or more conference parameters;
• and
• means for assigning the conference to be hosted by the first MCU in response to determining that the first MCU is capable of hosting the conference wherein the location of each MCU with respect to a plurality of sites is based on any of a time zone, latitude/longitude, country code/phone number prefix, or an identifying tag associated with each of the plurality of sites participating in the conference.