NETWORK-INITIATED CONTENT STREAMING CONTROL

摘要

Methods and systems are described for enabling network-initiated control of streaming of segmented content from a content delivery node to at least one client, said client being configured to access at least part of said segmented content on the basis of a manifest file, wherein a method may comprise: receiving a first manifest file identifying one or more segments and location information for locating one or more content delivery nodes configured to transmit said one or more segments to said at least one client; in response to said reception of said first manifest file, providing channel set-up information; and, establishing at least one streaming control channel between said at least one client and a control channel server function associated with said content delivery node on the basis of said control channel set-up information, said at least one client being configured for receiving at least one manifest file update message via said streaming control channel.