Methods and nodes for distribution of content to consumers
A node and content technology, applied in branch offices to provide special service devices, data exchange details, digital transmission systems, etc., can solve problems such as loss of efficiency, outdated distributed delivery nodes, etc.
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[0021] Briefly, a method is provided that enables reduced traffic and more efficient use of resources and bandwidth in a data distribution network when content is delivered to multiple communication devices and terminals of content consuming users. In the following description, the term "consumer node" will be used to denote any such communication devices and terminals to which content may be delivered via a data distribution network. Thus, a consuming node is a termination point in the network for delivered content. Initially, content is delivered from a "source node" controlled and operated by a content provider, and is typically transported in the form of encoded data using an appropriate transport protocol via a number of intermediate nodes in the network before reaching a terminating consumer node. These intermediate nodes are only used as data relay nodes, and the data traffic through them and their connecting links can sometimes be substantial, thereby causing very high...
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