Content Delivery Overlay Network Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing content delivery methods on the Internet face challenges in estimating download time due to network dependency, leading to inefficiencies and long download times, especially with the rise of open multimedia services like smart TV and web TV, where content providers struggle to offer extensible services without developed delivery technologies.
Innovation Solution
A content delivery overlay network is configured using a request receiver, resource manager, and controller to manage resources and set up a content delivery overlay network for a predetermined period, allowing service and content providers to distribute content without relying on network operators, utilizing existing network resources efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If content is delivered from a central server to client terminals, then service simplicity is maintained, but download time increases and network efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the content delivery function by creating an overlay network of distributed nodes that work together to deliver content. Instead of a single central server, multiple nodes participate in content storage, retrieval, and delivery, dividing the delivery task across many participants to reduce individual node burden and improve overall delivery speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The overlay network acts as an intermediary layer between the underlying physical network and content delivery operations. This virtual network structure coordinates resource sharing and content routing among multiple nodes, enabling efficient content delivery without requiring direct client-server connections and reducing download times.
2Adaptability or versatility
If an overlay network is configured for multiple service providers, then network resource utilization improves, but network configuration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The overlay network is designed with universal functionality to accommodate multiple service providers through a standardized interface and common resource management mechanisms. The same network infrastructure and control protocols serve different providers, eliminating the need for separate configurations and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are a method and apparatus for content delivery networking. There is provided a method of managing a content delivery network to transfer media content to a user, including: receiving a network configuration request and network configuration information, from a service provider that provides the content; receiving resource information including information about available resources required for configuring the network; and configuring a content delivery overlay network, based on the resource information and the network configuration information. Therefore, by configuring a content delivery overlay network for each provider, service and content providers having no unique content delivery method of their own can provide multimedia services based on applications for smart TV and web TV to a plurality of users.