Patent ID: 8345709

Claim:
A method for converting a first synchronous compressed bit-stream frame of data at a first sampling rate to a second synchronous compressed bit-stream frame of data at a second sampling rate, the method comprising: receiving the first synchronous compressed bit-stream frame of data; determining a format for the first compressed bit-stream frame where the first compressed bit-stream frame has a frame length and the first compressed bit-stream frame includes a data-burst section having a preamble section and a payload section having a payload length and a stuffing section having a stuffing length, where the preamble section includes a synchronization word, and where determining the format includes comparing the synchronization word to a predefined value to determine if a match is found; starting a counter in response to the synchronization word comparison; determining the first sampling rate; zero stuffing the stuffing section responsive to determining the format to convert the first synchronous compressed bit-stream frame of data to the second synchronous compressed bit-stream frame of data; and transmitting the second synchronous compressed bit-stream frame of data at the second sampling rate.