Patent ID: 11870832
Assignee: BIAMP SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising
identifying data traffic comprising a first audio communication protocol, intended for a network element, received on one or more switch ports of a switch, wherein the network element is a microphone array with a first single port assignment on the switch to a first switch port, and wherein the switch detects and assigns the first audio communication protocol to the first switch port for a limited period of time which is based on a presence of data packets being sent and received by the first switch port;
identifying additional data traffic comprising a second audio communication protocol received on a second switch port of the one or more switch ports, which is to be rendered and played on an audio device attached to the second switch port of the one or more switch ports, wherein the audio device is a loudspeaker with a second single port assignment on the switch to the second switch port, and wherein the second audio communication protocol is assigned to the second switch port and is a different protocol than the first audio communication protocol;
forwarding the data traffic to the microphone array on the first switch port of the switch using the first protocol; and
outputting the additional data traffic as audio on the second port to the loudspeaker using the second protocol different from the first protocol.