Method and apparatus for dynamically assigning a network...

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2006-07-04

2006-07-04

Lin, Wen-Tai (Department: 2154)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

C709S227000, C709S249000, C370S352000, C370S356000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07072959

ABSTRACT:
A communication system includes a server, a call manager, and a plurality of network endpoints. The network endpoints are assigned to network regions to allow selection of a proper compression/decompression algorithm (codec) for a call between the network endpoints. In one embodiment, the server receives a request for a network address from a network endpoint, and communicates the network address and a network location parameter identifying a network region to the endpoint. In another embodiment, the call manager receives a call request from a network endpoint and determines a network region for the endpoint based on the endpoint's network address. In yet another embodiment, an endpoint determines its own network region based on its network address.

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