Architecture for obtaining playback time from a packet sequence number in AAL2 SSCS voice

A method of generating a playback time from a packet sequence number, comprising the steps of:

• inputting a packet sequence number of the packet into a mapping module, which packet is associated with an arrival time;
• determining if a change in the size of a payload of the packet has occurred;
• and
• mapping the packet sequence number to expected playback time data utilizing the mapping module, which mapping is based upon an interpretive window, and which expected playback time data is associated with the arrival time.

Architecture for generating a playback time from a packet sequence number of a packet in a stream-based application, comprising:

• an event scheduler engine for initiating control parameters for an interpretive window associated with a packet stream;
• a sliding window engine for controlling the interpretive window according to the control parameters;
• and
• an arrival engine that maps the packet sequence number to an expected playback time in accordance with an association created between the packet sequence number and the expected playback time by the interpretive window.