ROBUST FILE CASTING FOR MOBILE TV
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a repair control device and a method the repair control device for selecting a repair server among a plurality of repair servers, in a system where at least one terminal and the plurality of repair servers listen to at least one file delivery session distributed in a push mode from at least one file server. The method comprising the steps of receiving from at least one terminal a request for repairing a packet of the at least one file delivery session, selecting a repair server for repairing the packet to the at least one terminal and redirecting the request to the at least one terminal with the address of the selected repair server or forwarding the request to the selected repair server.
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17 Claims
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11. Method at a repair control device for selecting a repair server among a plurality of repair servers, in a system where at least one terminal and said plurality of repair servers listen to at least one file delivery session distributed in a push mode from at least one file server, said method comprising the steps, at said repair control device, of:
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receiving from said at least one terminal a request for repairing a packet of said at least one file delivery session, polling said repair servers to identify if a repair server can repair said packet, and if a repair server can repair said packet, indicating to said at least one terminal the address of said repair server, or forwarding said request to said repair server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A repair control device, comprising:
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communicating means for communicating to more than one repair server, and to at least one terminal, in a system where said more than one repair server and said at least one terminal listen to at least one file delivery session distributed in a push mode from at least one file server, selecting means for, on reception of a repair request from said at least one terminal, polling said repair servers to identify if a repair server can repair said packet and selecting said repair server, and redirecting means for indicating to said at least one terminal the address of said repair server or for forwarding said request to said repair server.
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