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CONTENT STREAM DELIVERY USING PRE-LOADED SEGMENTS

  • US 20140089467A1
  • Filed: 09/27/2012
  • Published: 03/27/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving a first request for a first segment of a content stream in a network element from a given one of a plurality of clients;

    determining, in the network element, whether the first segment is stored in a memory of the network element;

    responsive to the determining step, sending a second request for the first segment from the network element to a server;

    responsive to the second request, receiving a response comprising the first segment in the network element from the server; and

    sending the first segment from the network element to the given one of the plurality of clients;

    wherein the first segment is related to a second segment of the content stream, the relationship between the first segment and the second segment being transparent to the network element but being inferable based at least in part on at least one of the first request, the response and one or more prior requests.

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