8x8, Inc.
Encoder pools for conferenced communications

Abstract:

Various example implementations are directed to methods and apparatuses for facilitating conferenced communications. In one of various examples involving audio signals received from a plurality of participants of a digital audio conference, a logic circuit is to process the audio signals via respective audio input circuits respectively associated with each of the endpoint devices, and, in response to a subset of the different audio signals deemed or qualified as having a loudest audio input as compared to other ones of the different audio signals, each of the other ones of the different audio signals are assigned to an encoder pool based on a codec associated with the digital audio conference. Digital audio packets for the digital audio conference associated with the subset of the different audio signals deemed or qualified as having a loudest audio input are then encoded for broadcast.