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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT

  • US 20180227362A1
  • Filed: 02/21/2018
  • Published: 08/09/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A server comprising:

  • a processing system including a processor; and

    a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

    initiating a boundary estimate for a linear programming model of a network of media servers, wherein the boundary estimate is an estimate of a solution of the linear programming model;

    initializing a scaling factor for a variable of the linear programming model;

    calculating iteratively, a series of additional boundary estimates for the linear programming model, wherein the calculating iteratively comprises utilizing first variables according to parallel computation of functional blocks and utilizing second variables according to sequential programming of the functional blocks, wherein the scaling factor is applied and adjusted by discrete steps during the calculating iteratively, wherein a final iteration of the calculating iteratively resolves to an improved boundary estimate that corresponds to a placement of copies of media content items at the media servers and to routing of requests from subscriber devices for the media content items from local media servers to non-local media servers; and

    provisioning the placement of the copies of the media content items at the media servers, and the routing of the requests over communications links in the network, according to the improved boundary estimate.

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