System and method for providing rapid rerouting of real-time multi-media flows
US7031311B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/2503
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for providing rapid rerouting of real-time transport protocol (RTP) multi-media flows is disclosed. Generally, a first endpoint is connected to a second endpoint, wherein the first endpoint comprises a transceiver, software stored within the first endpoint defining functions to be performed by the first endpoint, and a processor configured by the software. The processor is configured to perform the steps of, performing flow processing on a data packet received at a first endpoint, from a second endpoint, removing a multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) tag from the data packet, translating a source address and destination address of the data packet, and determining a forwarding destination if more than one destination address of the data packet is provided.
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