Distributed MABR Caching for Resilient Multicast ABR Streaming

The patent segments content into discrete segments that can be independently cached and delivered. Instead of storing complete content copies, the system divides content into manageable segments that can be distributed across multiple cache devices, reducing redundant storage while maintaining delivery reliability through selective segment retrieval.

The patent implements local quality by allowing different cache devices to store different segments of content based on their local conditions and capabilities. Each cache device optimizes its storage locally rather than duplicating complete content, reducing overall network bandwidth consumption while maintaining reliable content delivery through distributed segment availability.

The patent segments the centralized cache function into distributed cache devices throughout the network. Each device independently manages its local cache segments, reducing the network load on any single server during failures while maintaining simplified control through coordinated segment management across the distributed system.

The patent introduces intermediary cache devices that act as local content sources between the central server and end users. These intermediaries reduce network load during server failures by serving content locally, eliminating the need for all traffic to route through the central server even during failure conditions.

The patent segments the redundant server function into multiple distributed cache devices that each hold segments of content. This segmentation provides resiliency without requiring complete redundant server configurations, as any available cache device can serve its stored segments, simplifying the overall system configuration while maintaining reliability.

The patent uses copying of content segments to multiple cache devices instead of duplicating entire server configurations. This approach provides resiliency through segment redundancy while avoiding the complexity of configuring and managing complete redundant multicast servers, as only essential content segments need to be copied rather than entire system configurations.

The patent segments content into reusable segments that can be delivered via multicast to multiple devices simultaneously. This segmentation enables a single content instance to serve multiple users through the segmented structure, improving bandwidth efficiency while maintaining the adaptability to deliver content to individual devices through selective segment distribution.

The patent implements universality by creating content segments that serve multiple functions and multiple devices simultaneously. Each segment can be delivered to any number of devices that need it, providing both the flexibility of individual device delivery and the efficiency of shared content distribution through the multi-functional segment structure.