Method for distributing on demand content, content provider, network node and information manager for realizing such a method

Method for distributing on demand content, content provider, network node and information manager for realizing such a method

Method for distributing on-demand content in a multicast network that includes the steps of a content provider upon receipt of an incoming request for content coming from a first network node checking if there is bandwidth available in the multicast network to send that content to at least a second...

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Hauptverfasser: VAN DEN BERGHE, STEVEN, VERZIJP, NICO VICTOR, HUYSEGEMS, RAFAEL
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Zusammenfassung:Method for distributing on-demand content in a multicast network that includes the steps of a content provider upon receipt of an incoming request for content coming from a first network node checking if there is bandwidth available in the multicast network to send that content to at least a second network node, and, if the result of that check is positive, sending the content to that second network node using a multicast mechanism.