A system, comprising: a processor; and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to: determine that a first sample, of a plurality of samples in an audio/video data stream, was not received by a listener device in an audio video bridging system; allocate a first entry in an output buffer (226a-226c) for the first sample, wherein the output buffer (226a-226c) is a time slotted buffer, each slot corresponding to a timing interval that is substantially equal to an expected time difference between successive samples in the received audio/video data stream, wherein the first entry corresponds to a timestamp associated with the first sample; determine whether a first condition for not recovering the first sample, which was not received, is met, wherein the first condition includes a buffer condition being less than an associated threshold, a network condition being less than an associated threshold, and/or a quality of service parameter being less than or greater than an associated threshold; and when the first condition is met, not recover the first sample, and fill the first entry in the time slotted buffer (226a-226c) with a second sample immediately preceding the first sample in the audio/video data stream; and when the first condition is not met, recover the first sample, and fill the first entry in the time slotted buffer (226a-226c) with the recovered first sample. a processor; and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to: determine that a first sample, of a plurality of samples in an audio/video data stream, was not received by a listener device in an audio video bridging system; allocate a first entry in an output buffer (226a-226c) for the first sample, wherein the output buffer (226a-226c) is a time slotted buffer, each slot corresponding to a timing interval that is substantially equal to an expected time difference between successive samples in the received audio/video data stream, wherein the first entry corresponds to a timestamp associated with the first sample; determine whether a first condition for not recovering the first sample, which was not received, is met, wherein the first condition includes a buffer condition being less than an associated threshold, a network condition being less than an associated threshold, and/or a quality of service parameter being less than or greater than an associated threshold; and when the first condition is met, not recover the first sample, and fill the first entry in the time slotted buffer (226a-226c) with a second sample immediately preceding the first sample in the audio/video data stream; and when the first condition is not met, recover the first sample, and fill the first entry in the time slotted buffer (226a-226c) with the recovered first sample. determine that a first sample, of a plurality of samples in an audio/video data stream, was not received by a listener device in an audio video bridging system; allocate a first entry in an output buffer (226a-226c) for the first sample, wherein the output buffer (226a-226c) is a time slotted buffer, each slot corresponding to a timing interval that is substantially equal to an expected time difference between successive samples in the received audio/video data stream, wherein the first entry corresponds to a timestamp associated with the first sample; determine whether a first condition for not recovering the first sample, which was not received, is met, wherein the first condition includes a buffer condition being less than an associated threshold, a network condition being less than an associated threshold, and/or a quality of service parameter being less than or greater than an associated threshold; and when the first condition is met, not recover the first sample, and fill the first entry in the time slotted buffer (226a-226c) with a second sample immediately preceding the first sample in the audio/video data stream; and not recover the first sample, and fill the first entry in the time slotted buffer (226a-226c) with a second sample immediately preceding the first sample in the audio/video data stream; and when the first condition is not met, recover the first sample, and fill the first entry in the time slotted buffer (226a-226c) with the recovered first sample. recover the first sample, and fill the first entry in the time slotted buffer (226a-226c) with the recovered first sample.