摘要:
A method comprises receiving a first request for a first segment of a content stream in a network element from a given one of a plurality of clients, determining in the network element whether the first segment is stored in a memory of the network element, sending a second request for the first segment from the network element to a server responsive to the determining step, receiving a response comprising the first segment in the network element from the server responsive to the second request, and sending the first segment from the network element to the given one of the plurality of clients. The first segment is related to a second segment of the content stream, the relationship being transparent to the network element but being inferable based at least in part on at least one of the first request, the response and one or more prior requests.
摘要:
A method comprises associating at least one cache replacement granularity value with a given one of a plurality of content streams comprising a number of segments, receiving a request for a given segment of the given content stream in a network element, identifying a given portion of the given content stream which contains the given segment, updating a value corresponding to the given portion of the given content stream, and determining whether to store the given portion of the given content stream in a memory of the network element based at least in part on the updated value corresponding to the given portion. The at least one cache replacement granularity value represents a given number of segments, the given content stream being separable into one or more portions based at least in part on the at least one cache replacement granularity value.
摘要:
A chunk request scheduler is provided for HTTP adaptive streaming. Requests for media chunks are scheduled over a network by requesting the media chunks over at least one connection; storing the media chunks in at least one buffer; monitoring a level of the at least one buffer; and selectively switching between at least two predefined download strategies for the request based on the buffer level. Requests for media chunks can also be scheduled over a network by obtaining an ordering of the connections based on a rate of each connection; storing the media chunks in at least one buffer; and requesting the media chunks over the ordered plurality of connections based on a size of the media chunks. For example, audio chunk requests can be scheduled over TCP connections having a lower rate order and video chunk requests can be scheduled over TCP connections having a higher rate order.
摘要:
A method comprises associating at least one cache replacement granularity value with a given one of a plurality of content streams comprising a number of segments, receiving a request for a given segment of the given content stream in a network element, identifying a given portion of the given content stream which contains the given segment, updating a value corresponding to the given portion of the given content stream, and determining whether to store the given portion of the given content stream in a memory of the network element based at least in part on the updated value corresponding to the given portion. The at least one cache replacement granularity value represents a given number of segments, the given content stream being separable into one or more portions based at least in part on the at least one cache replacement granularity value.
摘要:
A method of retrieving content from a network with a host-based network and a name-based network includes receiving, at a network node, a first message including at least one of a first host-based request and a first name-based interest, and transmitting, from the network node, a second message based on the at least one of the first host-based request and the first name-based interest.
摘要:
A normalized cost measure is determined for each encoded video segment within each of a plurality of sequences of encoded video segments that are associated with a video program and stored in a cache memory, relative to the sequence to which the encoded video segment belongs. One or more encoded video segments are selected from among the encoded video segments in the plurality of sequences, based on the normalized cost measures. The selected encoded video segments are removed from the cache memory. An encoded video segment having a lowest normalized cost measure among the encoded video segments in the plurality of sequences may be selected, for example.
摘要:
A plurality of encoded video segments that are stored in a cache memory and associated with every nth video segment in a sequence of video segments of a video program is selected, where n is an integer. The selected encoded video segments are removed from the cache memory. Each video segment in the sequence may be associated with a respective plurality of encoded video segments encoded at different respective encoding rates.
摘要:
In one embodiment, an HTTP adaptive streaming client has a processor for controlling the selectable and variable quality level of successive chunks of a multimedia program requested from and transmitted by a server. Chunks are transmitted via a communication path having a variable bandwidth. The processor uses a buffer, a hangover timer, and a plurality of statistical and processing parameters to adaptively react to changes in the bandwidth available on the communication path. Bandwidth changes determined likely to be sustained lead to corresponding changes in the quality of subsequently requested chunks. Statistical parameters based on sliding windows of multiple samples are used to determine whether bandwidth changes are likely to be sustained. The hangover timer is used both to define a sliding window and to prevent successive changes in requested quality from occurring too rapidly so as to provide a relatively smooth viewing experience to a user using the client.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for vocoding an input signal comprising a linear predictive filter for generating a filtered signal with a first signal pulse and a second signal pulse in response to receiving the input signal and a processor having a lookup table with a plurality of track positions and a set of rules for constraining the first signal pulse to a first track position in the first plurality of track positions and constraining the second signal pulse to a second track position in the second plurality of pulse positions in accordance with the set of rules. Additionally, the apparatus has a transmitter which transmits the plurality of excitation parameters in a transmission signal in response to receiving the plurality of excitation parameters from the processor.
摘要:
A method and system of vocoding comprising filtering an input signal resulting in an excitation signal having at least one signal pulse translating the location of the signal pulse into one of a plurality of valid track locations in a plurality of signal pulse location references. Data is placed into an invalid track location in the signal pulse location references. The excitation signal having the signal pulse location references is transmitted for receipt by a receiving vocoder.