Method and system for providing elastic media forking infrastructure to cloud distributed real-time applications

Abstract

A computerized-method for providing an elastic media forking infrastructure to cloud distributed real-time applications, is provided herein. In an Internet Protocol (IP) network having a direct media streaming between a first media-client and a source IP device, in a direct media streaming mode, upon receiving a request from a second media-client, via a signaling protocol, to receive media from the source IP device, switching from the direct media streaming mode to a media forking mode by starting a media forking service on a media forking infrastructure. Upon receiving a request from the second media-client to terminate media reception from the source IP device, switching from media forking mode to direct streaming mode, by ending the media forking service, and operating the direct media streaming between the first media-client and the source IP device. Thus, providing an elastic media forking infrastructure and saving media forking infrastructure resources and network bandwidth.

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