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Duplicating Switch for Streaming Data Units to a Terminal

  • US 20130173821A1
  • Filed: 09/15/2012
  • Published: 07/04/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of streaming data units to a user terminal at a duplicating switch, the method comprising:

  • receiving a stream of content encoded using a first communications protocol;

    decoding the stream of content from the first communications protocol;

    using the duplicating switch to store the decoded stream of content;

    receiving a request from a user terminal for content corresponding to the stored stream, wherein the user terminal is accessible using a second communications protocol that is different from the first communications protocol; and

    in response to the received request, using the duplicating switch to duplicate the stored stream of content by;

    duplicating the stored stream of content,encoding the duplicated stream of content using the second communications protocol, andforwarding the encoded duplicated stream to the user terminal using the second communications protocol.

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