APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF CACHE FOR STREAMING SERVICE IN THE PROXY SERVER

摘要

A cache replacing apparatus and method for providing a streaming service in a proxy server are provided to manage a buffer to replace a cache effectively in consideration of an actual access pattern of a user to thus improve the performance of a system. A client agent unit(511) checks a streaming target segment with respect to contents requested by a client(520) and corresponding VCR data. A buffer management unit(513) requests a segment to be sacrificed according to a state of a buffer for storing the streaming target segment, and stores the streaming target segment according to a received information about the segment to be sacrificed. A meta data management unit(514) transmits the information about the segment to be sacrificed to the buffer management unit by using a segment weight value corresponding to the VCR data and a buffer state transmitted from the buffer management unit.