摘要 |
Techniques allow end users (101A) to view content and use applications requiring varying bandwidth and quality of service/class of service characteristics without the end users' needing to know anything about network technology and provide billing for end-user or content-provider (103) (including advertiser) based on actual network usage measurements or counts. For content delivery/distribution, an apparatus includes an end-user client interface (101) non-technical users to manipulate successfully a network services broker (102A) that manages network resource (both hardware and software, including caching systems), and an application service broker (103A) that manages (directly or through other mechanisms) the distribution source of applications and content. End users can obtain content and use applications needing concurrent human intervention to make these experiences available. |