MULTIPATH DELIVERY FOR ADAPTIVE STREAMING

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for delivering content via adaptive streaming technique over multiple communication paths.SOLUTION: The method comprises the steps of: measuring a first available bit rate BR1 on a first path P1 and a second available bit rate BR2 on a second path P2; determining a requested bit rate RBR among bit rates BRA, BRB on the basis of said BR1 and BR2; sending a first request via the first path for receiving a first part of a chunk identified by the requested bit rate RBR and sending a second request via the second path for receiving a second part of the chunk, where the first part and the second part of the chunk are complementary; receiving the requested first part via the first path and receiving the requested second part via the second path.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2