| 摘要 |
This invention discloses a high throughput video serving system operative to serve a multiplicity of set-top boxes with a corresponding multiplicity of selected video items via transmission equipment comprising an on-line storage subsystem comprising a first plurality of on-line storage units arranged in at least one virtual circle and storing a second plurality of video items, each video item comprising a sequence of video blocks, each video block being accessible within a single system tick, wherein, for each individual video item, sequential blocks are stored in sequential on-line storage units in each virtual circle and an access system connecting the on-line storage subsystem to the multiplicity of set-top boxes via the transmission equipment, wherein an individual set-top box is initially connected to the on-line storage unit which contains the first block of its corresponding selected video item and wherein the individual set-top box is subsequently connected to a sequential on-line storage unit at each sequential system tick. |
