公开(公告)号：US07054933B2

公开(公告)日：2006-05-30

申请号：US09812971

申请日：2001-03-19

Applicant: Warren Edward Baxley ,  Jeffrey Charles Adams ,  Eric Jay Nylander ,  Douglas Earl Harbert

Inventor： Warren Edward Baxley ,  Jeffrey Charles Adams ,  Eric Jay Nylander ,  Douglas Earl Harbert

IPC: G06F15/173

CPC classification number: H04L65/4038 ,  H04L12/1818 ,  H04L12/1827 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L41/142 ,  H04L41/147 ,  H04L47/15 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L47/801 ,  H04L47/806 ,  H04L47/822 ,  H04L47/823 ,  H04L47/826 ,  H04M3/36 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04N7/152

Abstract: A method for dynamically allocating MCU resources during a multipoint network event such as a conference call. The method determines the number of MCU resources to allocate for the start of the multipoint network event and then at each of a plurality of modeling intervals during the multipoint event adjusts the number of allocated MCU resources based upon actual inbound users. Self-tuning of the allocation of MCU resources for multipoint events occurs in advance of use by providing a look ahead allocation of resources based on what is likely to be needed in the future for a conferencing event. The number of multipoint events occurring within a tuning interval are counted. The number of MCU resources actually utilized during each multipoint event are accumulated and then a probability value is determined for future use of MCU resources for an upcoming multipoint event.