METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT HTTP DATA STREAMING

    公开(公告)号:EP2350854B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-05

    申请号:EP09821054.5

    申请日:2009-10-09

    申请人: Ericsson AB

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 H04L29/08 H04L29/06

    摘要: A method and apparatus provide streaming delivery of data such as media data (video, audio) using a non-streaming delivery mechanism such as HTTP along with server-side pacing of the delivery. An initial portion of the media data is preloaded to a client buffer in a bursting manner to minimize latency. The method may include client request verification, support for client self-pacing, and support for catch-up pacing reductions. A proxy server apparatus may also be used which employs both server-side and client-side pacing and may include caching and both cache and client preloading for minimized latency. A similar proxy server apparatus may be used to provide an efficient alternative to client polling for data from a polled data service, such as stock quotes etc., using streaming updates. The method may include support for stream modification through persistent client requests.