SCHEDULING SEGMENT DATA DELIVERY IN AN ADAPTIVE MEDIA STREAM TO AVOID STALLING

摘要

Methods, systems and devices are described to improve the performance of adaptive media streaming sessions. A media player device proactively requests segment data representing a media stream over multiple simultaneous network connections. Delivery of the requested segment data on each of the plurality of simultaneous connections is monitored, and subsequent requests for segment data are adapted based upon the monitored delivery of the requested segments on each of the plurality of simultaneous connections.

主权项

1. A method executable by a media player device to proactively obtain a media stream comprises of a series of segments, the method comprising:
placing requests from the media player device for segment data that is to be delivered to the media device via a network, wherein the requests are placed on each of a plurality of simultaneous connections; monitoring delivery of the requested segment data on each of the plurality of simultaneous connections; and adapting subsequent requests for segment data based upon the monitored delivery of the requested segment data on each of the plurality of simultaneous connections.