18158011. MEDIA STREAM SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS simplified abstract (HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.)

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MEDIA STREAM SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS

Organization Name

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor(s)

Qi Pan of Beijing (CN)

Zhenglei Huang of Shenzhen (CN)

Hui Ni of Beijing (CN)

Yaxin Wang of Shenzhen (CN)

MEDIA STREAM SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18158011 titled 'MEDIA STREAM SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a method for switching media streams in a network device based on characteristic information received from a terminal device. The network device determines the appropriate media stream to switch to and performs the switch.

  • The method involves receiving characteristic information of a live media stream from a terminal device.
  • The network device or a user plane network element uses the characteristic information to determine the corresponding live media stream.
  • The network device then switches the media stream sent to the terminal device from a second live media stream to the first live media stream.
  • Both the second live media stream and the first live media stream are associated with the network device or the user plane network element.
  • This method allows for media stream switching to be done on the network device or user plane network element side.

Potential Applications

  • This technology can be applied in various streaming services where media stream switching is required.
  • It can be used in video conferencing systems to switch between different live media streams.
  • It can be implemented in IPTV systems to switch between different channels or streams.

Problems Solved

  • This technology solves the problem of efficiently switching media streams in a network device or user plane network element.
  • It eliminates the need for the terminal device to handle the media stream switching process.
  • It provides a streamlined and automated method for switching media streams based on characteristic information.

Benefits

  • The method simplifies the media stream switching process for terminal devices.
  • It reduces the processing load on the terminal device by offloading the switching task to the network device or user plane network element.
  • It improves the efficiency and responsiveness of media stream switching in a network environment.


Original Abstract Submitted

An access network device receives characteristic information of a first live media stream included in a switching request from a terminal device. The access network device or a user plane network element determines, based on the characteristic information, the first live media stream corresponding to the characteristic information of the first live media stream. Therefore, the access network device or the user plane network element switches a media stream sent to the terminal device, to be specific, switches the live media stream sent to the terminal device from a second live media stream to the first live media. Both the second live media stream and the first live media stream correspond to the access network device or the user plane network element. According to the method, media stream switching can be completed on the access network device side or the user plane network element side.

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