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Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for communicating content files based on destination priority

  • US 9,923,763 B2
  • Filed: 06/22/2015
  • Issued: 03/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a data processing system, comprising:

  • determining a plurality of destination sites to which a content file is to be transmitted;

    assigning priority levels to the plurality of destination sites;

    allocating a plurality of bandwidth portions on a communication link outgoing from the data processing system to the plurality of destination sites, respectively, based on the priority levels assigned to the plurality of destination sites;

    transmitting the content file to the plurality of destination sites using the plurality of bandwidth portions allocated to the plurality of destination sites on the communication link, respectively; and

    wherein the assigning of the priority levels to the plurality of destination sites comprises;

    identifying a time by which the content file is to reach one of the plurality of destination sites;

    determining a size of the one of the plurality of bandwidth portions associated with the one of the plurality of destination sites based on the time that was identified; and

    assigning the priority levels based on the size of the one of the plurality of bandwidth portions that was determined.

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