VIRTUAL MULTIMEDIA MATRIX OVER PACKET SWITCHED NETWORK

摘要

The present invention relates to a communication device comprising switching means in a packet switched networks, preferably in professional video production and broadcast environments. The present invention more particularly concerns a communication device in a packet-switched communication network, comprising means for: receiving streams provided by various sources; transmitting one or several streams selected from the set of incoming ones; comprising means for switching from a given set of incoming streams to a different set of outgoing streams, said switching being based on time based information and information concerning the structure of the manipulated streams. The present invention also concerns a method of switching in a packet-switched communication network comprising a plurality of sources of data, a communication device and at least one destination device.