Arrangements and methods for access to stored data

摘要

An access server generates a handshake with storage servers resulting in more rapid access to the stored data, for example, video data, by a user. The handshake also results in load balancing effects.

主权项

1. A device comprising:
a memory; and a processor to:
send, to a network device, a message requesting access to content via the network device,
the content being available to the network device via a network,receive, from the network device and based on sending the message, information identifying one or more conditions,
the one or more conditions indicating an ability of the network device to provide the access to the content,determine that the one or more conditions satisfy one or more criteria associated with the device obtaining the content,initiate, based on the one or more conditions satisfying the one or more criteria, access to the content via the network device,obtain the content from the network device based on initiating the access to the content, andstore the accessed content in the memory.