A method for establishing a teleconferencing system between two locations, comprising: transmitting, by a leader communication device, a first signal between the leader communication device (130, 132, 134) and a client communication device (130, 132, 134), wherein the leader communication device and the client communication device each includes a network communication transceiver, a speaker, and a microphone wherein the leader communication device and the client communication device are located in a first room; generating (410, 412, 414, 416, 418, 420, 422, 424), by the leader communication device, first audio data based on audio input that is from an audio source and is received by the microphone of the leader communication device; dividing, by the leader communication device, the first audio data into a first plurality of audio packets; receiving, by the leader communication device, a second plurality of audio packets from the client communication device, wherein the second plurality of audio packets include second audio data that the client communication device generated based on audio input that is from the audio source and is received by the microphone of the client communication device; determining, by the leader communication device, a first metric for at least one audio packet in the first plurality of audio packets; determining, by the leader communication device, a second metric for at least one audio packet in the second plurality of audio packets; comparing, by the leader communication device, the first metric with the second metric; and transmitting, by the leader communication device, a set of audio packets to a remote device located in a second room, wherein the set of audio packets is selected based on the comparison of the first metric with the second metric to include i) the at least one audio packet in the first plurality of audio packets and a predetermined number of additional audio packets in the first plurality of audio packets or ii) the at least one audio packet in the second plurality of audio packets and a predetermined number of additional audio packets in the second plurality of audio packets. transmitting, by a leader communication device, a first signal between the leader communication device (130, 132, 134) and a client communication device (130, 132, 134), wherein the leader communication device and the client communication device each includes a network communication transceiver, a speaker, and a microphone wherein the leader communication device and the client communication device are located in a first room; generating (410, 412, 414, 416, 418, 420, 422, 424), by the leader communication device, first audio data based on audio input that is from an audio source and is received by the microphone of the leader communication device; dividing, by the leader communication device, the first audio data into a first plurality of audio packets; receiving, by the leader communication device, a second plurality of audio packets from the client communication device, wherein the second plurality of audio packets include second audio data that the client communication device generated based on audio input that is from the audio source and is received by the microphone of the client communication device; determining, by the leader communication device, a first metric for at least one audio packet in the first plurality of audio packets; determining, by the leader communication device, a second metric for at least one audio packet in the second plurality of audio packets; comparing, by the leader communication device, the first metric with the second metric; and transmitting, by the leader communication device, a set of audio packets to a remote device located in a second room, wherein the set of audio packets is selected based on the comparison of the first metric with the second metric to include i) the at least one audio packet in the first plurality of audio packets and a predetermined number of additional audio packets in the first plurality of audio packets or ii) the at least one audio packet in the second plurality of audio packets and a predetermined number of additional audio packets in the second plurality of audio packets.