Patent ID: 7876685

Claim:
A media encoding apparatus for transmitting media data over a network, the media encoding apparatus comprising: a media encoder; an RTP sender connected to receive output from the media encoder and package the output of the media encoder according to a real-time transmission protocol as a plurality of source packets; an LPR Mode Receiver connected to receive channel information from the network; an LPR mode decision module, wherein the LPR mode decision module is: communicatively coupled to receive the channel information from the LPR Mode Receiver, adapted to determine LPR protection parameters to be used from the channel information, and communicatively coupled to provide the LPR protection parameters to the LPR packetizer; an LPR packetizer connected to receive output from the RTP sender and repacketize the output of the RTP sender as a plurality of LPR data packets using parameters received from the LPR mode decision module; and an LPR recovery packet generator, wherein the LPR recovery packet generator is: coupled to the LPR packetizer and the media encoder, adapted to generate LPR recovery packets based on information received from the LPR packetizer and the video encoder, and adapted to transmit the LPR data packets and the LPR recovery packets to a receiver.