METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR INTERLEAVING REAL-TIME FILES WITH DIFFERENT PERIODS

A method and a system for the interleaving of real-time files so as to form an interleaved combination for storage or transmission. They can be used for a multimedia application in which real-time files containing audio and/or video information are combined so as to form a real-time file for use by the application. The invention utilizes a structure in which the real-time files are stored in dependence on their period in conformity with a given space-saving criterion. Subsequently, on the basis of the structure, an interleaved combination is formed in which the number of empty positions in the combination is limited.