TUNING EFFICIENCY AND DELIVERY OF CONTENT

摘要

In accordance with one configuration, in response to receiving a request from a client device, a server resource tunes to a corresponding channel to retrieve content conveyed on the corresponding channel. While tuning, the server resource obtains a network address of the server resource from which content in the corresponding channel will be available for retrieval by the client device subsequent to the server resource successfully tuning to the corresponding channel and buffering a portion of the content. The server resource forwards the network address to the client device for subsequent retrieval of the content.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
at a server resource:
in response to receiving a request from a client device, tuning to a corresponding channel to retrieve content conveyed on the corresponding channel;obtaining a network address of the server resource from which content in the corresponding channel will be available for retrieval by the client device subsequent to the server resource successfully tuning to the corresponding channel and buffering a portion of the content; andforwarding the network address to the client device, the network address specifying a network interface of the server resource from which to retrieve the buffered content.