Network bandwidth conservation
US9699230B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/80
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes determining, at a server associated with a wireless communications network, a first set of multimedia content items to be transmitted via a multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS) broadcast transmission to multiple devices. The first set of multimedia content items may be determined based on a data traffic profile of the wireless communication network. The server may select a particular node of the wireless communications network to transmit the first set of multimedia content items via the MBMS broadcast transmission. The method also includes determining a second set of multimedia content items to be transmitted from the selected node to a particular device via a unicast transmission. The second set of multimedia content items may be determined based on a content request profile associated with the particular device.
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