Patent ID: 8675649
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An audio network system comprising: a main node having at least one port; a plurality of satellite nodes each having a plurality of ports; and a plurality of connections each connecting one port of one node of the main node and the plurality of satellite nodes to one port of another node of the main node and the plurality of satellite nodes, wherein the main node comprises: a transmitting section configured to generate a main packet comprising audio signals, and configured to transmit the main packet via the port of the main node, and wherein at least one of the plurality of satellite nodes comprises: a receiving section configured to select one of the plurality of ports of the satellite node, each port capable of both transmitting and receiving, configured to confirm whether the main packet arrives at the selected port, and configured to, when the main packet arrives at the selected port, receive the main packet via the port by continuing the selection of the port; a transmitting section configured to transfer the main packet received by the receiving section via at least two ports other than the selected port of the satellite node; and an output section configured to extract an audio signal from the main packet received by the receiving section to output the extracted audio signal.