COMMUNICATION NETWORK WITH LOW LATENCY CALL SIGNALING FUNCTIONALITY
A method includes sending substantially simultaneously two or more session requests from a first processing device respectively to two or more groups of virtual resources of a communication network, wherein the two or more groups of virtual resources represent two or more paths to a second processing device, such that a single session can be established between a first user and a second user based on one of the two or more session requests.
1 . A method, comprising:
sending substantially simultaneously two or more session requests from a first processing device respectively to two or more groups of virtual resources of a communication network, wherein the two or more groups of virtual resources represent two or more paths to a second processing device, such that a single session can be established between a first user and a second user based on one of the two or more session requests.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving at the first processing device an acknowledgement that one of the two or more session requests is successful.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving at the first processing device an indication that remaining ones of the two or more session requests are unsuccessful.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the two or more session requests are call session requests such that the first user represents a caller and the second user represents a callee.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the two or more groups of virtual resources comprise respective virtual cores.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first processing device comprises a first user device and the second processing device comprises a second user device.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first processing device comprises a first network controller and the second processing device comprises a second network controller.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the first network controller and the second network controller comprise session border controllers.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication network comprises an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein messages sent between the first processing device, the two or more groups of virtual resources, and the second processing device are formatted in accordance with a Session Initiation Protocol.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the two or more paths to the second processing device are independent of one another.
12 . An article of manufacture comprising a processor-readable storage medium excluding signals and having embodied therein executable program code that when executed by a processor of the first processing device causes the first processing device to perform the method of claim 1 .
13 . An apparatus, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor operatively coupled to the memory to form a first processing device configured to send substantially simultaneously two or more session requests respectively to two or more groups of virtual resources of a communication network, wherein the two or more groups of virtual resources represent two or more paths to a second processing device, such that a single session can be established between a first user and a second user based on one of the two or more session requests.
14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first processing device is further configured to receive an acknowledgement that one of the two or more session requests is successful.
15 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first processing device is further configured to receive an indication that remaining ones of the two or more session requests are unsuccessful.
16 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the two or more session requests are call session requests such that the first user represents a caller and the second user represents a callee.
17 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the two or more groups of virtual resources comprise respective virtual cores.
18 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first processing device comprises a first user device and the second processing device comprises a second user device.
19 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first network controller and the second network controller comprise network controllers or session border controllers.
20 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the communication network comprises an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem.
21 . The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein messages sent between the first processing device, the two or more groups of virtual resources, and the second processing device are formatted in accordance with a Session Initiation Protocol.
22 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the two or more paths to the second processing device are independent of one another.
23 . A communication system, comprising:
a first virtual core; and
at least a second virtual core;
wherein the first virtual core and the at least a second virtual core are operatively coupled between a first user device and a second user device, and are configured to receive a first session request and at least a second session request, respectively, from the first user device, wherein the first virtual core and the at least a second virtual core represent respective paths from the first user device to the at least a second user device, such that a single session can be established between a first user and a second user based on one of the first session request and the at least a second session request which is first received.