SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO CACHING BASED ON AVAILABLE RESOURCES

摘要

A method is provided in one example and includes receiving a data stream; determining a prediction of the amount of resources used to cache the data stream at a network element; identifying current resources being consumed by the network element; and determining whether to cache the data stream based on a sum of the current resources being consumed and the prediction of the amount of resources used to cache the data stream at the network element.