Patent ID: 11863607
Assignee: NETFLIX, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. A system comprising:
one or more memories storing instructions; and
one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories that, when executing the instructions, perform the steps of:
receiving, via a media channel, an encoded chunk request that has been transmitted over a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection;
receiving, via a side channel, a pacing specification that is associated with the encoded chunk request and has been transmitted over the TCP connection, wherein the pacing specification imposes a maximum pacing rate at which encoded chunk content is permitted to be transmitted;
retrieving the encoded chunk content that corresponds to the encoded chunk request; and

causing a plurality of packets to be emitted onto the media channel in accordance with the pacing specification, wherein the plurality of packets transmit the encoded chunk content, via the media channel, over the TCP connection.