Method and apparatus for distributing network bandwidth on a media server
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1. A video server system comprising:
- a video server;
an interface protocol subnetwork;
a plurality of physical network interfaces coupled between said server and said interface protocol subnetwork; and
one or more destination systems, each including a physical network interface coupled to said interface protocol subnetwork,wherein the bandwidth from each of said physical network interfaces coupled to said interface protocol subnetwork and associated with said server are combined as needed and assigned as needed in service to any one of said plurality of destination systems coupled to said interface protocol subnetwork.
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Abstract
A novel video server is taught which allows for additional output bandwidth from the server by using multiple physical network interfaces over a single IP subnetwork. This approach is particularly well suited for use with video servers that store and deliver multimedia bit streams by allowing all clients to share the same subnetwork with the server. In this manner, the bandwidth from each of the physical network interface can be combined as needed and assigned as needed in service to any plurality of destinations in the network, allowing all bandwidth to be available for use with one or more clients.
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10 Claims
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1. A video server system comprising:
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a video server; an interface protocol subnetwork; a plurality of physical network interfaces coupled between said server and said interface protocol subnetwork; and one or more destination systems, each including a physical network interface coupled to said interface protocol subnetwork, wherein the bandwidth from each of said physical network interfaces coupled to said interface protocol subnetwork and associated with said server are combined as needed and assigned as needed in service to any one of said plurality of destination systems coupled to said interface protocol subnetwork. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for operating a video server system comprising the steps of:
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coupling a plurality of physical network interfaces between a video server and an interface protocol subnetwork; coupling one or more destination systems, each utilizing a physical network interface coupled to said interface protocol subnetwork; and combining as needed and assigning as needed the bandwidth from each of said physical network interfaces coupled to said interface protocol subnetwork and associated with said server, in service to any one of said plurality of destination systems coupled to said interface protocol subnetwork. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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