COMMUNICATION SESSION QUALITY INDICATOR

摘要

An approach for providing a quality indicator in support of a communication session between a near end station (101) and a far end station (103) over a data network (105). The quality of the communication session in a direction of the near end station (101) sending to the far end station (103) is determine d. A message containing statistics associated with the communication session is transmitted according to a prescribed protocol to the near end station (101) to notify the near end station (101) of the quality of the communication session. The prescribed protocol supports real-time data exchange. The prese nt invention has particular applicability to SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) IP (Internet Protocol) telephony services.