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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PEER TO PEER VIDEO STREAMING

  • US 20080144621A1
  • Filed: 12/14/2006
  • Published: 06/19/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) server configured to:

  • receive a request from an IPTV content storage device (CSD) to view a video stream;

    select a set of peers for the IPTV CSD; and

    transmit the set of peers to the IPTV CSD;

    wherein a capacity of a fiber to the node (FTTN) switch in a down linking direction is greater than or equal to a sum of a number of simultaneous viewers supported by the FTTN switch plus a number of viewers that receive additional video streams from peers in a same community.

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