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Voice over IP forwarding

US7660297B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 14, 2006
Grant dateFeb 9, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2203/301
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for forwarding packed-based media in a network, the system comprising: a) at least one forwarder, configured to extract at least one packet of media from at least one media source accessible to the forwarder, and to forward the extracted packet of media to at least one capture device, and b) a forwarding manager, communicating with the forwarder, using a predefined protocol, the communicating comprising receiving media accessibility information relating to the forwarder and the at least one media source accessible to the forwarder and receiving a request identifying a media source, and configured to list at least one of the forwarders, wherein the listed forwarders are usable for forwarding the at least one packet of media from the identified media source according to the media accessibility information.

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