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Device and system for selective forwarding

  • US 9,455,924 B2
  • Filed: 07/01/2010
  • Issued: 09/27/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An audio- or video-conferencing transport system, comprising:

  • a transport network, comprising multiple points of presence, connected by guaranteed bandwidth channels;

    a media transport relay in the transport network;

    a control server configured to provide admission control to the transport network;

    a first Internet Service Provider (ISP) network, connected to the transport network;

    a second ISP network, connected to the transport network;

    a first audio- or video-conferencing terminal, connected to the first ISP network; and

    a second audio- or video-conferencing terminal, connected to the second ISP network;

    wherein the first audio- or video-conferencing terminal is configured to send real-time audio or video data to the second audio- or video-conferencing terminal by addressing the real-time audio or video data to the media transport relay in the transport network, so as to cause the real-time audio or video data (i) to travel from the first audio- or video-conferencing terminal to the transport network via the first ISP network, and then (ii) when admitted by the control server, to travel through the transport network over a guaranteed bandwidth channel of the guaranteed bandwidth channels, and then (iii) to travel from the transport network to the second audio- or video-conferencing terminal via the second ISP network.

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