Patent ID: 8839340
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. Method for synchronizing a first and second media stream, said first and second media stream being transmitted by at least one media source in a network via a first and second media path to one or more terminals, the method comprising: measuring timing information associated with arrival times of media packets in said first and second media stream using a measuring module positioned at a first location in said first and second media paths; generating buffer instructions for at least one buffer on the basis of said timing information, said buffer being positioned at a second location in at least one of said first or second media path; and, delaying one or more media packets transmitted over said media path to said one or more terminals such that arrival times of media packets at said one or more terminals are substantially synchronized, wherein said measuring module is located in said one or more terminals or at a position along one or more access-lines connecting said one or more terminals to said network; and wherein said buffer is located in said network.