Protocol Switching over Multi-Network Interface

摘要

This application is directed to protocol switching over multi-network interface, specifically switching between mirroring and streaming protocols using one L2 connection established between a source multimedia device and a sink multimedia device, depending on the application and/or multimedia content and as facilitated by a controller device.

主权项

1. A method for switching between mirroring and streaming protocols for processing multimedia content at a sink device, comprising:
establishing a level 2 (L2) connection at the sink device; starting a first multimedia session using a first multimedia protocol at the sink device using the L2 connection; determining whether to switch to a second multimedia session using a second multimedia protocol at the sink device using the L2 connection; and switching to the second multimedia session at the sink device using the L2 connection.