METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FILE TO CLIENT

• US 20140095593A1
• Filed: 12/09/2013
• Published: 04/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wei, Anni
• Application Number:
  US14/100,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20140095593A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/65 Network streaming protocols, e.g. real-time transport protocol [RTP] or real-time control protocol [RTCP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23439 for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44209 Monitoring of downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. bandwidth variations of a wireless network arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64738 Monitoring network characteristics, e.g. bandwidth, congestion level data switched network analysis H04L41/14; monitoring functioning in data switched networks H04L43/0817; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64753 directed to the client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6547 comprising parameters, e.g. for client setup

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for transmitting a data file to a client. The method mainly includes: storing a data file with different bit rates or resolutions in a server, obtaining state information of a network resource between a client and the server, and sending bit rate or resolution adjustment indication information to the client according to the state information of the network resource, so that the client can request the server for a data file with a bit rate or resolution matching the state information of the network resource. By using the present invention, the client can request the server for a data file with a bit rate or resolution level matching the network resource, thereby increasing resource utilization of the server.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting a data file to a client, comprising storing a data file with different bit rates or resolutions in a server, wherein the method specifically comprises:

obtaining state information of a network resource between a client and a server; and

sending, according to the state information of the network resource, bit rate or resolution adjustment indication information to the client, so that the client requests the server for a data file with a bit rate or resolution matching the state information of the network resource.

2. The method for transmitting a data file to a client according to claim 1, wherein the storing a data file with different bit rates or resolutions in a server comprises:

splitting a data file into multiple fragments, constructing multiple versions with different bit rates or resolutions with respect to each fragment, and storing each fragment of the data file and description information of each fragment, wherein the description information of each fragment comprises information about the multiple bit rates or resolutions and a resource address corresponding to each fragment;

or,

constructing multiple versions with different bit rates or resolutions with respect to a whole data file, and storing the data file and description information of the data file, wherein the description information of the data file comprises information about the multiple bit rates or resolutions and a resource address corresponding to the data file.

3. The method for transmitting a data file to a client according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining state information of a network resource between a client and a server comprises:

obtaining a value of a current downlink network resource between the client and the server, and determining whether the value of the current downlink network resource value is greater than a preset resource threshold;

if the value is greater than the threshold, determining that the state of the downlink resource between the client and the server is congested;

otherwise, determining that the state of the downlink resource between the client and the server is normal.

4. The method for transmitting a data file to a client according to claim 1, wherein the sending, according to the state information of the network resource, bit rate or resolution adjustment indication information to the client comprises:

determining bit rate or resolution information of a data file matching the state information of the network resource and stored in the server; and

when the information about the bit rate or resolution of the data file requested by the client from the server is inconsistent with the information about the bit rate or resolution of the matched data file, sending bit rate or resolution adjustment indication information that carries reduction or addition indication information.

5. The method for transmitting a data file to a client according to claim 1, wherein the sending, according to the state information of the network resource, bit rate or resolution adjustment indication information to the client comprises:

determining information about a bit rate or resolution of a data file matching the state information of the network resource and stored in the server; and

when the information about the bit rate or resolution of the data file requested by the client from the server is inconsistent with the information about the bit rate or resolution information of the matched data file, sending a redirection notification message that carries a resource address of the matched data file to the client.

6. The method for transmitting a data file to a client according to claim 3, wherein the sending, according to the state information of the network resource, bit rate or resolution adjustment indication information to the client comprises:

when determining that the state of the downlink network resource between the client and the server is congested, sending bit rate or resolution adjustment indication information that carries reduction indication information to the client.

7. The method for transmitting a data file to a client according to claim 3, wherein the sending, according to the state information of the network resource, bit rate or resolution adjustment indication information to the client comprises:

when determining that the state of the downlink resource between the client and the server is congested, determining a target bit rate or resolution after the bit rate or resolution of the data file requested by the client from the server is reduced, and sending a redirection notification message that carries a resource address of the data file with the target bit rate or resolution.

8. An apparatus for transmitting a data file to a client, comprising:

a processor, configured to obtain state information of a network resource between a client and a server; and

a transmitter, configured to send bit rate or resolution adjustment indication information to the client according to the state information of the network resource obtained by the processor, so that the client can request the server for a data file with a bit rate or resolution matching the state information of the network resource.

9. The apparatus for transmitting a data file to a client according to claim 8, wherein:

the processor is further configured to obtain a value of the current downlink network resource between the client and the server, determine whether the value of the current downlink network resource is greater than a preset resource threshold;

if the value is greater than the threshold, determine that the state of the downlink resource between the client and the server is congested;

otherwise, determine that the state of the downlink resource between the client and the server is normal.

10. The apparatus for transmitting a data file to a client according to claim 8, wherein:

the processor is further configured to determine information about a bit rate or resolution of a data file matching the state information of the network resource and stored in the server;

the transmitter is specifically configured to send bit rate or resolution adjustment indication information that carries reduction or addition indication information to the client, when the information about the bit rate or resolution of the data file requested by the client from the server is inconsistent with the information about the bit rate or resolution of the matched data file.

11. The apparatus for transmitting a data file to a client according to claim 8, wherein:

the processor is further configured to determine information about a bit rate or resolution of a data file matching the state information of the network resource and stored in the server;

the transmitter is specifically send a redirection notification message that carries a resource address of the matched data file to the client, when the information about the bit rate or resolution of the data file requested by the client from the server is inconsistent with the information about the bit rate or resolution of the matched data file, sending a redirection notification message that carries a resource address of the matched data file to the client.

12. The apparatus for transmitting a data file to a client according to claim 8, wherein:

the processor is further configured to send bit rate or resolution adjustment indication information that carries reduction indication information to the client, when it is determined that the state of the downlink network resource between the client and the server is congested.

13. The apparatus for transmitting a data file to a client according to claim 8, wherein:

the processor is further configured to send a redirection notification message that carries a resource address of the data file with the target bit rate or resolution, when it is determined that the state of the downlink resource between the client and the server is congested, determine a target bit rate or resolution after the bit rate or resolution of the data file requested by the client from the server is reduced.