NETWORK-INITIATED CONTENT STREAMING CONTROL

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods that enable a network-initiated control of streaming of segmented content from a content delivery node to at least one client.SOLUTION: A client comprises the steps of: receiving a first manifest file identifying one or more segment identifiers and location information for specifying a location(s) of one or more content delivery nodes; providing channel set-up information in responce to reception of the first manifest file; and, establishing at least one streaming control channel between at least one client and a control channel server function associated with the content delivery node on the basis of the control channel set-up information. The at least one client is configured so as to receive at least one manifest file update message through the streaming control channel.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2