Method and apparatus for content distribution via non-homogeneous access networks
CA 2397975 C · Owner: Tvgateway, Llc · Inventors: Son, Yong Ho; Goode, Christopher W. B.
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A method and apparatus for streaming content to an access network in an interactive information distribution system (100). The method initially encapsulates the content in accordance to an Internet Protocol (IP). In one embodiment, the content is configured as a plurality of a MPEG-2 packets contained in a payload of a Realtime Transport Protocol (RTP) packet (352 - 356) that is contained in an IP packet (300). The content is then transcoded into a format supported by the access network and streamed over a , distribution network to a remote server (201) or to a subscriber terminal that is coupled to the access network (104). The apparatus is embodied as at least one stream caching …
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