METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING CONTENT WITH REDUCED ACCESS TIMES

摘要

A method and apparatus for obtaining content with reduces round trip times is provided. The method may comprise transmitting, from a device (110), a primary- content item request to a proxy server (130) to obtain a primary content item (142) using a first protocol, receiving the primary content item (142) from the remote proxy (130) using the first protocol, generating one or more secondary content item requests for one or more secondary content items (144) associated with the primary content item (142), transmitting the one or more secondary content item requests to the proxy server (130) using a second protocol, wherein the second protocol decouples the one or more secondary content item requests from an acknowledgement of receipt of the one or more secondary content item requests, and receiving at least one of the one or more secondary content items (144) from the proxy server (130) using the second protocol.