Client-driven, ABR flow rate shaping

Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation comprising receiving, by a media server from a client device, a first hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request specifying a first transfer rate for a first segment of a plurality of segments of an adaptive bitrate (ABR) video,...

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Main Author Bowen, Gareth
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 31.03.2020
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation comprising receiving, by a media server from a client device, a first hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request specifying a first transfer rate for a first segment of a plurality of segments of an adaptive bitrate (ABR) video, determining, by the media server, a first expected transfer rate for transferring the first segment of the ABR video, transmitting, by the media server to the client device, a first HTTP response specifying the first expected transfer rate, and transmitting, by the media server to the client device, the first segment of the ABR video via a network.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715663626