Method and apparatus for distributed call admission control in a wireless network

A method for distributed call admission control in a wireless network includes the steps of: initiating a communication call within the wireless network; computing a resource metric at each of a plurality of nodes along a communication route of the wireless network, wherein each of the resource metrics is representative of a network dynamic; distributing the resource metrics along a communication route to at least one call admission control point within the wireless network; and performing a call admission process for the communication call at the at least one call admission control point using the resource metrics.