Communication over bandwidth-constrained network

摘要

An apparatus and a system are provided to proxy one or more media signals between at least one local client device and at least one remote client device. For instance, the apparatus can include a first network interface, a rate controller and media transcoder, and a second network interface. The first network interface receives a plurality of media signals over a first communication network, where the plurality of media signals is encoded into at least one codec format. The rate controller and media transcoder transcodes one or more of the plurality of media signals into a different codec format based on channel and processing capabilities associated with one or more local client devices and one or more control messages. The second network interface transmits the one or more of the transcoded plurality of media signals to a respective plurality of remote client devices over a second communication network.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a first network interface configured to receive a plurality of media signals over a first communication network, the plurality of media signals encoded into at least one codec format; a rate controller and media transcoder configured to transcode one or more of the plurality of media signals into a different codec format based on channel and processing capabilities associated with one or more local client devices and one or more control messages regarding at least one of bandwidth usage information of the first communication network, the at least one codec format, or a combination thereof; and a second network interface configured to transmit the one or more of the transcoded plurality of media signals to a respective plurality of remote client devices over a second communication network.