Redundancy in media stream processing

A media stream processing method, comprising:

• brokering a number of communications channels between a communications network and a packet switched network with a number of media stream processors, wherein each of the communications channels is specified by a profile having a number of channel parameters;
• storing each of the profiles in a standby media stream processor when each of the media stream processors is operational;
• brokering respective ones of the communications channels originally brokered by one of the media stream processors with the standby media stream processor upon a failure of the one of the media stream processors;
• and
• generating a command to the standby media stream processor to stand in for one of the media stream processors upon a failure of the one of the media stream processors.

A media stream processing method, comprising:

• brokering a number of communications channels between a communications network and a packet switched network with a number of media stream processors, wherein each of the communications channels is specified by a profile having a number of channel parameters;
• storing each of the profiles in a standby media stream processor when each of the media stream processors is operational;
• brokering respective ones of the communications channels originally brokered by one of the media stream processors with the standby media stream processor upon a failure of the one of the media stream processors;
• and
• relaying the profiles from each of the media stream processors to the standby media stream processor with a host.

A media stream processing system, comprising:

• a number of media stream processors, each of the media stream processors being configured to broker a number of communications channels between a communications network and a packet switched network, each of the communications channels including a profile having a number of channel parameters;
• a standby media stream processor associated with the media stream processors, the standby media stream processor having a standby mode in which the standby media stream processor maintains the profile for each of the communications channels;
• the standby media stream processor having an active mode in which the standby media stream processor stands in for one of the media stream processors to broker the communications channels brokered thereby upon a failure of the one of the media stream processors;
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• a host in data communication with each of the media stream processors and with the standby media stream processor, the host directing the standby media stream processor to stand in for the failing one of the media stream processors when the failure occurs.

A media stream processing system, comprising:

• multiple first means for brokering a number of communications channels between a communications network and a packet switched network, each of the communications channels including a profile having a number of channel parameters;
• a standby means for redundantly storing the profile for each of the communications channels and for brokering a portion of the communications channels originally brokered by one of the first means upon a failure within the one of the first means;
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• means for relaying the profiles from the multiple first means to the standby means.

A media stream processing system, comprising:

• multiple first means for brokering a number of communications channels between a communications network and a packet switched network, each of the communications channels including a profile having a number of channel parameters;
• a standby means for redundantly storing the profile for each of the communications channels and for brokering a portion of the communications channels originally brokered by one of the first means upon a failure within the one of the first means;
• and
• means for directing the standby means to broker the portion of the communications channels originally brokered by the one of the first means upon the failure within the one of the first means.

A media stream processing system, comprising:

• multiple first means for brokering a number of communications channels between a communications network and a packet switched network, each of the communications channels including a profile having a number of channel parameters;
• a standby means for redundantly storing the profile for each of the communications channels and for brokering a portion of the communications channels originally brokered by one of the first means upon a failure within the one of the first means;
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• wherein the channel parameters of the profiles further comprise at least one initial set-up parameter that is specified during an initial set-up of each of the communications channels and at least one latent channel parameter that is determined after the initial set-up of each of the communications channels.

A method for processing media streams, comprising:

• brokering a number of communications channels between a communications network and a packet switched network using at least one first media stream processor, wherein each of the communications channels is specified by a profile that includes a number of channel parameters;
• redundantly storing each of the profiles in a standby media stream processor for use in establishing at least a portion of the communications channels in the standby media stream processor upon a failure of the at least one first media stream processor;
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• using at least a portion of the profiles redundantly stored in the standby media stream processor to establish at least a corresponding portion of the communications channels in the standby media stream processor upon a failure occurring in the at least one first media stream processor.

A method for processing media streams, comprising:

• brokering a number of communications channels between a communications network and a packet switched network using at least one first media stream processor, wherein each of the communications channels is specified by a profile that includes a number of channel parameters;
• redundantly storing each of the profiles in a standby media stream processor for use in establishing at least a portion of the communications channels in the standby media stream processor upon a failure of the at least one first media stream processor;
• and
• specifying a number of initial set-up ones of the channel parameters of the profile for each of the communications channels during an initial set up of each of the communications channels;
• determining a number of latent ones of the channel parameters for each of the communications channels after the initial set-up of each of the communications channels, respectively;
• and
• wherein the redundant storing of each of the profiles in a standby media stream processor further comprises applying the initial set-up ones of the channel parameters and the latent ones of the channel parameters to the standby media stream processor for storage therein.