System and method for bandwidth and conference resource reservation

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PATENT NO 7035230
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09902946

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A system and method for reserving a network resource for a multipoint conference includes receiving a list of participants scheduled to participate in the conference, a scheduled start time, and estimated duration for the conference. A plurality of communication paths are predicted, each communication path corresponding to at least one of the participants. A network resource along the communication paths is reserved for a predetermined period of time beginning at approximately the scheduled start time. In accordance with the particular embodiment, the network resource includes bandwidth.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134-1706

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Sarkar, Shantanu San Jose, CA 236 6645
Shaffer, Shmuel Palo Alto, CA 597 22185

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