In-sequence media packets that arrive at a media server are processed immediately, and a buffer at the media server is checked for packets whose processing was previously deferred due to out-of-sequence arrival. Any in-sequence packets in the buffer are also processed and forwarded immediately after...http://www.google.se/patents/US7251246?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7251246 - Selective packet processing in a packet based media processor for latency reduction
