Method and system for managing bandwidth
US8443408B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/2225
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bandwidth management system, receiver, and method of managing bandwidth in a content delivery system are described. In one embodiment, the method includes: identifying two or more content items which are associated with at least some common content and which are temporally related; determining a relative priority of the least some of the identified content items; and allowing a receiver requesting the content associated with a lower priority content item to access a multicast associated with a higher priority content item.
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