Caching content at a cell site
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1. A method for caching content, comprising:
- receiving at a cell site a content request for content, the cell site associated with a cell, the content request received from a mobile node present in the cell;
retrieving the content in response to the content request;
caching the content at the cell site;
sending the content to the mobile node;
identifying one or more recipient cell sites; and
distributing the content to the one or more recipient cell sites while the mobile node is present in the cell.
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Abstract
Caching content includes receiving at a cell site a content request for content. The cell site is associated with a cell, and the content request is received from a mobile node present in the cell. The content is retrieved in response to the content request. The content is cached at the cell site and sent to the mobile node. One or more recipient cell sites are identified. The content is distributed to the one or more recipient cell sites while the mobile node is present in the cell.
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1. A method for caching content, comprising:
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receiving at a cell site a content request for content, the cell site associated with a cell, the content request received from a mobile node present in the cell;
retrieving the content in response to the content request;
caching the content at the cell site;
sending the content to the mobile node;
identifying one or more recipient cell sites; and
distributing the content to the one or more recipient cell sites while the mobile node is present in the cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A cell site associated with a cell, comprising:
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an interface operable to;
receive a content request for content, the content request received from a mobile node present in the cell; and
a cache manager coupled to the interface and operable to;
retrieve the content in response to the content request;
cache the content at the cell site;
send the content to the mobile node;
identify one or more recipient cell sites; and
distribute the content to the one or more recipient cell sites while the mobile node is present in the cell. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for caching content, comprising:
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means for receiving at a cell site a content request for content, the cell site associated with a cell, the content request received from a mobile node present in the cell;
means for retrieving the content in response to the content request;
means for caching the content at the cell site;
means for sending the content to the mobile node;
means for identifying one or more recipient cell sites; and
means for distributing the content to the one or more recipient cell sites while the mobile node is present in the cell.
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19. A network operable to cache content, comprising:
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a first cell site associated with a first cell; and
one or more recipient cell sites, a recipient cell site associated with a recipient cell;
the first cell site operable to;
receive a content request for content, the content request received from a mobile node present in the first cell;
retrieve the content in response to the content request;
cache the content at the cell site;
send the content to the mobile node;
identify the one or more recipient cell sites; and
distribute the content to the one or more recipient cell sites while the mobile node is present in the first cell. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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