发明名称 |
Methods and arrangements for system providing media via multicast distribution |
摘要 |
The present invention relates to a server and a method for achieving a fast channel change in e.g. an IPTV system. This is achieved by selecting a source for retrieving the requested channel based on the current load of the FCC server. The source may be the streaming server providing the regular multicast stream or a buffer providing a buffered version of the requested channel. According to one embodiment requests for fast channel change (relating to the same channel) are grouped and served and served as a bundle over multicast. By doing that one can alleviate the load on the FCC server and the network since multiple clients can share the same stream. |
申请公布号 |
US8732327(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.05.20 |
申请号 |
US200913201613 |
申请日期 |
2009.11.23 |
申请人 |
HALÉN JOACIM;SOUZA VICTOR;TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) |
发明人 |
HALÉN JOACIM;SOUZA VICTOR |
分类号 |
G06F15/16;G06F15/173;H04H20/71;H04J3/26;H04L12/28;H04N5/50 |
主分类号 |
G06F15/16 |
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