A method and arrangement in a communications network. The object is to
provide a way of handing recourse management issues and admission control
within an IP telephony system. The object is achieved by a topology aware
resource manager collecting routing information concerning the IP
network, obtaining resource information concerning resources within the
IP network, creating a resource map by combing the routing information
and resource information, and performing recourse management issues and
admission control within the system by the resource map and by
interacting with a gatekeeper.