1. A communication system comprising: a call control system; a plurality of network nodes; and a gateway coupled to the call control system and coupled to the plurality of network nodes and configured to interwork communications between the plurality of network nodes; the gateway, responsive to a first status change associated with a first network node of the plurality of network nodes, transfers a first update message to the call control system wherein the first update message indicates the gateway, the first status change, and the first network node; the call control system, responsive to receiving the first update message, processes the first update message to determine an identity of a first user associated with the first network node and to determine a first priority for the first update message based on the identity of the first user associated with the first network node.