Shaping component and method for transporting a data stream offered at different qualities

摘要

Shaping component for adaptive streaming of data available in a plurality of encodings having different qualities, through a network, comprising a shaper adapted to determine one or more transport parameters for an adaptive streaming session between a server or proxy and a client based on control information; and to receive and transmit to the client packets of the data transported during the adaptive streaming session according to the determined one or more transport parameters.