Performance Aware Peer-to-Peer Content-on-Demand
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1. A method, said method comprising:
- receiving a streamed leading content sub-clip;
determining a set of needed content sub-clips;
locating one of said set of needed content sub-clips; and
downloading said located content sub-clip.
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Abstract
A method is described including receiving a streamed leading content sub-clip, determining a set of needed content sub-clips, locating one of the set of needed content sub-clips and downloading the located content sub-clip. A system for providing content-on-demand is described having a peer, a server and a tracker. The tracker may be co-located with the server. The peer includes means for receiving a streamed leading content sub-clip, means for determining a set of needed content sub-clips, means for locating one of the set of needed content sub-clips and means for downloading the located content sub-clip.
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1. A method, said method comprising:
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receiving a streamed leading content sub-clip; determining a set of needed content sub-clips; locating one of said set of needed content sub-clips; and downloading said located content sub-clip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, said method comprising:
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receiving a request for a unit of content; performing admission control; segmenting said unit of content into a plurality of content sub-clips; calculating a leading number of content sub-clips to be streamed; and streaming said leading content sub-clips. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a server; a peer; and a tracker. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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