METHOD FOR OPERATING A CACHE ARRANGED ALONG A TRANSMISSION PATH BETWEEN CLIENT TERMINALS AND AT LEAST ONE SERVER, AND CORRESPONDING CACHE

摘要

A cache arranged between client terminals and at least one server, said cache being configured to receive, from client terminals, requests for at least a first representation of a segment of a multimedia content available in a plurality of representations, comprising:
a communication module configured to receiving, in a first period of time, a plurality of requests for a given segment from the client terminals, each request specifying one first representation and at least one alternative representation of said given segment;a module of relevancy configured to determining at least one main relevant requested representation amongst the representations of the requests received during the first period of time;

and wherein the communication module is further configured to request said main relevant representation from a remote server.

主权项

1. A method for operating a cache arranged between client terminals and at least one server, said cache being configured to receive requests from client terminals for at least a first representation of a segment of a multimedia content available in a plurality of representations,
wherein it comprises:
receiving, in a first period of time, a plurality of requests for a given segment from client terminals, each request specifying one first representation and at least one alternative representation of said given segment;determining at least one main relevant requested representation amongst the representations of the requests received during the first period of time;requesting said main relevant representation of the given segment from a remote server.