Patent ID: 7852853
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting video, the method comprising the acts of: receiving a plurality of video frames; determining that a first video frame of the plurality of video frames is a first type of video frame; assigning a priority level to the first video frame based on the first type of video frame, wherein the assigned priority level is selected from at least a first and a second priority level, the first priority level indicates a higher Quality of Service (QoS) than the second priority level, wherein when the first video frame is assigned the first priority level, the first video frame is not forward error correction encoded, and when the first video frame is assigned the second priority level the first video frame is forward error correction encoded; forming a first network transport packet including the first video frame, wherein a priority level of the first network transport packet is set based on the assigned priority level of the first video frame, and wherein the priority level for the first network transport packet is represented by a virtual local area network tag in the priority indication field of the header of the first network transport packet; combining the first network transport packet with other network transport packets including other frames of the plurality of video frames to form a stream of network transport packets; and transmitting the stream of network transport packets.