Patent ID: 8000319
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A multipoint communication system, comprising: a plurality of media control units adapted to send and receive communication signals with a plurality of end-points; a media gateway communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of media control units, said media gateway adapted to translate non-Internet protocol communication signals from at least one non-Internet protocol end-point to Internet protocol communication signals; and a controller adapted to establish and control a multipoint communication session between the at least one non-Internet protocol end-point and the plurality of end-points through at least one of the plurality of media control units and the media gateway, wherein communication signals between the media gateway, the plurality of media control units and the controller comprise Internet protocol communication signals, and wherein the controller is formed by duplicate modules, one duplicate module in at least two of the plurality of media control units, the duplicate modules communicatively coupled together.