Latency compensation for external networks

A method, comprising:

• detecting a new configuration associated with a plurality of sources and/or a plurality of sinks;
• transmitting data associated with the plurality of sources to the plurality of sinks via a plurality of networks including at least one external network;
• determining a latency adjustment value associated with the plurality of sinks, wherein determining the latency adjustment value associated with the plurality of sinks includes:
• sending a request to the plurality of sinks for a corresponding latency value, and
• receiving the corresponding latency value from each of the plurality of sinks, wherein a first latency value of the corresponding latency value received from each of the plurality of sinks is received from a latency agent associated with the external network,
• wherein the first latency value received from the latency agent associated with the external network is received via an out-of-band network;
• and
• transmitting the latency adjustment value to the latency agent that adjusts latency introduced by the external network.

A system, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• detect a new configuration associated with a plurality of sources and/or a plurality of sinks;
• transmit data associated with the plurality of sources to the plurality of sinks via a plurality of networks including at least one external network;
• determine a latency adjustment value associated with the plurality of sinks wherein to determine the latency adjustment value associated with the plurality of sinks, the processor is configured to:
• send a request to the plurality of sinks for a corresponding latency value,
• receive the corresponding latency value from each of the plurality of sinks, and
• determine a maximum latency value among the corresponding latency value received from each of the plurality of sinks, wherein the maximum latency value is determined to be the latency adjustment value;
• and
• transmit the latency adjustment value to a latency agent that adjusts latency introduced by the external network;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.

A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

• detecting a new configuration associated with a plurality of sources and/or a plurality of sinks;
• transmitting data associated with a plurality of sources to the plurality of sinks via a plurality of networks including at least one external network;
• determining a latency adjustment value associated with the plurality of sinks, wherein determining the latency adjustment value associated with the plurality of sinks includes:
• sending a request to the plurality of sinks for a corresponding latency value,
• receiving the corresponding latency value from each of the plurality of sinks, and
• determining a maximum latency value among the corresponding latency value received from each of the plurality of sinks, wherein the maximum latency value is determined to be the latency adjustment value;
• and
• transmitting the latency adjustment value to a latency agent that adjusts latency introduced by the external network.