Patent ID: 8385234
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for media communication between two nodes in a group communication system, a first one of said two nodes being a central communication bridge and a second one of said two nodes being a participant node or another central communication bridge, the method comprising: setting up at least two parallel, separate media streams of the same media type in a first direction between said nodes for transfer of media data from separate media sources in said parallel, separate media streams; negotiating the actual number of said parallel, separate media streams in said first direction before setting up the media streams; wherein said step of negotiating the actual number of said parallel, separate media streams in said first direction comprises the steps: transferring media data in said at least two parallel, separate media streams, each media stream including media data from a separate media source or from a mix of media sources, thereby enabling media data to be processed locally in a participant, rather than processed and mixed into a single stream by a central mixer.