Patent ID: 11870871
Assignee: TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A node in a communications network, comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a general content popularity list prior to receiving a request for content;
a processor configured to:
initialize local content popularity information in the form of a local popularity list using content popularity values obtained from said general content popularity list, said initializing including using, at the node, the general content popularity information as the local popularity list;
determine a response to be taken, in response to the request for content, based on local popularity of the requested content, said step of determining a response to be taken including determining that requested content is below a threshold on the local popularity list; and
implement the determined response to be taken, said determined response including serving the requested content without caching the requested content in a cache.