Proxy-driven content rate selection for streaming media servers
US8812712B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/613
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods for proxy-driven content rate selection for streaming media servers are provided. In one method, one or more maximum transmission rate parameters from a network controller are stored at a proxy server in response to a receiver report message from the client. A target rate for the media session is generated based on the stored maximum transmission rate parameters, and the target rate is transmitted to a media server in a proxy-to-server feedback message. The media server selects the content rate from among a plurality of supported content rates in response to the proxy-to-server feedback message from the proxy server, and streams streaming multimedia frames to the client at the selected content rate.
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