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Media stream management

US9692710B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 15, 2015
Grant dateJun 27, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M7/006
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method and system for managing at least one media stream from a media source to a media destination, where the media stream passes through at least one network, providing a media manager for managing the media stream and the at least one network for performing at least one of the management functions bandwidth management, media hairpin detection, media path control, equal access or preventing media backhauling. In the media manager at least one of the media stream information types media routing, receive transport address, routed receive transport address, source network, destination network, media stream identifier, or bandwidth of the media stream is stored for a time period during which the media stream exists in the at least one network. The media manager uses at least one of the stored information types for performing at least one of the management functions.

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