the present invention is directed to a secondary communication server 216 for assuming control of a communication formerly controlled by a primary communication server 212 in the event of a failure , comprising : an input operable to receive , from a first communication node 204 a , first communication information , wherein the first communication information is associated with the communication and comprises a first node identifier 236 a and / or a communication identifier 240 a , the first node identifier 236 a is associated with a second communication node 204 b , the communication identifier is associated with the communication , and the second communication node 204 b comprises second communication information associated with the communication and thereafter receive , from the second communication node 204 b , the second communication information ; and a reconstruction agent 228 operable to identify the second communication information based on the first node identifier 236 a and / or communication identifier 240 a .