COOPERATIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DUPLICATING AND DELIVERING MEDIA STREAMS IN A DISTRIBUTED MANNER.

摘要

A method and system for duplicating and delivering at least one media stream, requested by end users, from at least one source of media streams to the end users using a unicast protocol, comprise a main streaming accelerator for duplicating the at least one requested media stream to produce a plurality of first duplicated media streams and a plurality of regional streaming accelerators, each in communication with the main streaming accelerator, for receiving one of the first duplicated media streams and for duplicating the one first duplicated media stream to produce second duplicated media streams delivered to the end users. The main streaming accelerator and the plurality of the regional streaming accelerators form a tree-type distributed network for multi-stage duplication and delivery of the at least one requested media stream to the end users.