According to one embodiment, a method for managing a plurality of sessions is disclosed. The method includes advertising, by a node establishing the plurality of sessions, a session limit capability to peer nodes of the plurality, of sessions, determining priorities of the plurality of sessions, and selecting an optimal session from the plurality of sessions based on a session limit parameter and the determined priorities of the plurality of sessions, wherein the session limit parameter indicates the number of acceptable sessions for the node establishing the plurality of sessions. Additionally, a corresponding apparatus is also disclosed according to another embodiment.