Patent ID: 7359388
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of frame packing in a network, the method comprising: receiving first packet streams at a hub device, each of the first packet streams corresponding to a different network node in a plurality of network nodes distinct from the hub device, and each of the first packet streams containing call data for at least two destinations among the plurality of network nodes; parsing the first packet streams at the hub device to obtain individual calls from the call data such that individual calls from different nodes among the plurality of network nodes are available for processing at the hub device; grouping individual calls having the same destination node into grouped calls; packing the grouped calls into single packets, each of the single packets including call data for only one destination node; and sending the single packets from the hub device to the destination node corresponding to their respective grouped calls, wherein receiving the first packet streams at the hub device increases the likelihood that call data for a larger number of calls can be packed into the resulting single packets.