NETWORK WHICH PROVIDES MULTIPLE HETEROGENEOUS INFORMATION TRANSMISSION TOOLS Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: video and audio signal distribution network. SUBSTANCE: second network is superimposed over existing local network for performing transmission and processing of audio and video signals without significant overhead for existing local network. Commutation of video and audio signals is provided by commutator, which is controlled by local network through server. Second network is designed as standard wire network using twisted pair wires. EFFECT: increased functional capabilities for processing of video and other signals without special-purpose equipment or special cable network configuration. 5 cl, 5 dwg