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Access node capable of dynamic channel caching

US8510787B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2005
Grant dateAug 13, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/6581
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An access node (e.g., DSLAM) is described herein which can limit bandwidth usage in a transport network by incorporating an enhanced rapid TV channel changing functionality/enhanced BTV server in which TV channels from a multicast TV stream are dynamically selected based on past TV channel clicking statistics and then stored therein so there is a good chance that it can respond to a TV channel change request from a STB.

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