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Method and system for distributed conference bridge processing

  • US 6,847,618 B2
  • Filed: 08/16/2001
  • Issued: 01/25/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for processing audio in a conference call among participants, comprising:

  • initiating the conference call among the participants;

    storing conference identifier information (CID) and network address information associated with each participant in the initiated conference call;

    (a) generating a fully mixed audio stream of packets, each packet having a packet header and payload;

    (b) generating a set of partially mixed audio streams of packets, each packet having a packet header and payload;

    (c) multicasting each packet in the fully mixed audio stream and the set of partially mixed audio streams;

    (d) determining which multicasted packets to forward based on packet header information in the respective packets; and

    assigning switched virtual circuits (SVCs) to respective participants in the conference call;

    wherein said storing step further includes storing said CID and network address information such that said CID and network address information for each participant can be retrieved based on a respective assigned SVC.

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