Systems and methods for providing content delivery over a backhaul link in a communication system

摘要

A method disclosed herein comprises receiving first content into a wireless access system from a backhaul link between the wireless access system and a service system, transmitting the first content from the wireless access system to a first device served by the wireless access system, receiving a second packet communication from a second device served by the wireless access system wherein the second packet communication includes a second content request, processing the second packet communication to determine a second content identifier included in the second content request, processing the second content identifier to determine if the second content is the same as the first content, buffering the first content and transmitting the buffered first content to the second device, and transferring the second packet communication to a communication network to obtain the second content.

主权项

1. A method of operating a communication system, the method comprising:
receiving first content into a base transceiver station (BTS) from a backhaul link between the BTS and a base station controller (BSC) remote from the BTS; transmitting the first content from the BTS to a first device served by the BTS; receiving a second packet communication from a second device served by the BTS wherein the second packet communication includes a second content request; processing the second packet communication to determine a second content identifier included in the second content request wherein the second content identifier is associated with second content; processing the second content identifier to determine if the second content is the same as the first content; in response to determining that the second content is the same as the first content, generating and transferring a control instruction from the BSC to the BTS instructing the BTS to begin buffering the first content; buffering the first content at the BTS, and transmitting the buffered first content to the second device; and in response to determining that the second content is not the same as the first content, transferring the second packet communication to a communication network to obtain the second content.