CPC H04L 65/612 (2022.05) [H04L 1/0002 (2013.01); H04L 65/611 (2022.05)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method of managing content delivery at a network element to a client device, wherein the content comprises a plurality of segments, said method comprising:
i) receiving one or more segments over multicast at a first network element, and caching the one or more segments at the first network element;
ii) determining a network bit rate at which the one or more segments is received;
iii) receiving unicast requests for segments from a client device at the first network element; and
iv) transmitting the requested segments from the first network element to the client device over unicast at a network transmission rate no greater than the determined network bit rate.
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