A multipoint control unit (104) is provided which allows for dynamic codec selection. According to one embodiment, the MCU (104) causes endpoints (102, 106) to renegotiate their codec selections if a most-commonly available codec is not being used, upon entry of new parties to a teleconference. Alternatively,...http://www.google.com/patents/US6731734?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6731734 - Apparatus and method for intelligent conference call codec selection
