Enhancing Performance of Rapid Channel Changes and Other Playback Positioning Changes in Adaptive Streaming

摘要

Content is received within a network at a content receiver and that is communicated from a content source, where the content comprises packets to be sent to the content receiver that are marked with a first drop priority or a second drop priority. A network priority is detected at the content receiver that is based at least in part upon a ratio of packets marked with the first drop priority to packets marked with the second drop priority within the content and also a determination at the content receiver of a rate of packets dropped that are marked with the first drop priority and a rate of packets dropped that are marked with the second drop priority.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving content within a network at a content receiver that is communicated from a content source, wherein the content comprises packets to be sent to the content receiver that are marked with a first drop priority or a second drop priority; and detecting a network priority at the content receiver that is based at least in part upon a ratio of packets marked with the first drop priority to packets marked with the second drop priority within the content and also a determination at the content receiver of a rate of packets dropped that are marked with the first drop priority and a rate of packets dropped that are marked with the second drop priority.