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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2001
Mark O. Vogel, Hampshire, IL (US);
Stephen L. Maynard, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Ali Akgun, Chicago, IL (US);
Mark O. Vogel, Hampshire, IL (US);
Stephen L. Maynard, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Ali Akgun, Chicago, IL (US);
3Com Corporation, Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for distributing multi-program audio over a network includes the use of a Local Area Network, Wide Area Network, an Intranet and the Internet. The system includes a network audio source, a network distribution system and end devices. The method, for distributing multi-program audio over a network includes creating a network audio frame from a plurality of blocks of data from at least one audio program, placing each network audio frame within a transport structure for transport across the network and assigning an address to the transport structure prior to delivering the transport structure to a physical media.