Switched stream server architecture
US8301776B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/2408
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for allocating content requests to a server pool includes directing a stream requesting a novel title to one of a least-busy server in a server pool and a least-miss-traffic server in the server pool; setting the server to which the novel title was directed to the requested title's preferred server; directing a stream requesting a familiar title to the title's preferred server; and directing a stream requesting a crowded title to one of a least-busy server and the least-miss-traffic server.
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