Selecting information handling system communication protocol based on network constraints

摘要

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone calls at an information handling system are managed based upon data transfer allocations associated with an information handling system wireless wide area network (WWAN) account to reduce data transfer overages at the WWAN account. If data transfer associated with a WWAN account approaches an allocation threshold, VoIP telephone calls associated with the information handling system that would use WWAN data transfer are instead configured to proceed through a WWAN telephone call with a WWAN telephone number that does not use data transfer.

主权项

1. A method for initiating a telephone call at an information handling system, the method comprising:
detecting a predetermined data allocation state associated with a wireless wide area network (WWAN) account of the information handling system, the WWAN account having a WWAN telephone number; detecting a request for a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone call associated with the information handling system, the VoIP call associated with a VoIP account having a VoIP telephone number; and reconfiguring the VoIP telephone call to initiate as a WWAN telephone call associated with the information handling system; wherein the WWAN telephone call has reduced impact on the data allocation state relative to the VoIP telephone call when placed through the WWAN; tracking data usage for the WWAN account at a VoIP server; determining that the data usage for the WWAN account is within a predetermined amount of exhaustion of the data allocation; and in response to determining, forwarding VoIP telephone calls associated with the WWAN account from the VoIP server to the WWAN telephone number.