Method for distributing on demand content, content provider, network node and information manager for realizing such a method

摘要

Method for distributing on-demand content in a multicast network that includes the steps of a content provider upon receipt of an incoming request for content coming from a first network node checking if there is bandwidth available in the multicast network to send that content to at least a second network node, and, if the result of that check is positive, sending the content to that second network node using a multicast mechanism.