Integrated media gateway processing and control to reduce latency for 2-way video conference applications
First Claim
1. A method for use with a media gateway configured to allow communication between a plurality of client devices, the method comprising:
- handling, by the media gateway, at least a portion of video conferencing processing during a video conference call between at least one first client device and at least one second client device of the plurality of client devices, wherein the portion of the video conferencing processing handled by the media gateway is offloaded from a centralized video conferencing multipoint control unit; and
adaptively controlling, by the media gateway, latencies associated with at least one of handling or communication of data by the at least one first client device during the video conference call.
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Abstract
In a media gateway (MG) that enables communication with a plurality of client devices, at least a portion of video conferencing (VC) processing during a VC call between at least one of said plurality of client devices and at least one other VC client may be handled by the media gateway. The portion of the VC processing handled by said media is offloaded from a centralized VC multipoint control unit (MCU). The MG may handle one or more VC MCU functions, which may comprise video conferencing call control and/or management and/or audio/video (A/V) transcoding. The MG may adaptively control and/or configure latency associated with handling and/or communication of data by the media gateway'"'"'s client device during the video conference call. The adaptive latency control and/or configuration may be based on determination of end-to-end latency associated with exchange of data during the video conference call.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for use with a media gateway configured to allow communication between a plurality of client devices, the method comprising:
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handling, by the media gateway, at least a portion of video conferencing processing during a video conference call between at least one first client device and at least one second client device of the plurality of client devices, wherein the portion of the video conferencing processing handled by the media gateway is offloaded from a centralized video conferencing multipoint control unit; and adaptively controlling, by the media gateway, latencies associated with at least one of handling or communication of data by the at least one first client device during the video conference call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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one or more circuits for use in a media gateway configured to allow communication between a plurality of client devices, the one or more circuits being configured to; handle at least a portion of video conferencing processing during a video conference call between at least one first client device and at least one second client device of the plurality of client devices, wherein the a portion of the video conferencing processing handled by the one or more circuits is offloaded from a centralized video conferencing multipoint control unit; and adaptively control latencies associated with at least one of handling or communication of data by the at least one first client device during the video conference call. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. One or more computer-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of a media gateway configured to allow communication between a plurality of client devices, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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handling, by the media gateway, at least a portion of video conferencing processing during a video conference call between at least one first client device and at least one second client device of the plurality of client devices, wherein the portion of the video conferencing processing handled by the media gateway is offloaded from a centralized video conferencing multipoint control unit; and adaptively controlling, by the media gateway, latencies associated with at least one of handling or communication of data by the at least one first client device during the video conference call.
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