Method of processing packet data between video server and clients

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to a method of processing packet data between a video server and clients, and more particularly to a method of transmitting packet data to a plurality of clients related to different data rates from a video server that employs a real-time moving image compression method. In the method of processing packet data between a video server and a plurality of clients of the present invention, the video server is implemented as a moving image compression video server including a camera, an image acquiring unit, a moving image compressor, a stream server and a network interface, and the clients are connected to the video server through different paths. In the method, the stream server divides compressed image data, which has been read from the moving image compressor, into packets and buffers the packets in at least one packet buffer provided in the stream server, before transmitting the compressed image data to the network interface. The packet buffer assigns pointers for indicating positions of packets to be transmitted, and socket buffers of the network interface to which packet information at positions indicated by the pointers is copied and transmitted.

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