Patent ID: 9225657
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for distributing multimedia content, the method comprising: receiving a first set of instructions for adapting multimedia streams; determining, by utilizing the first set of instructions that are executed by a processor, that a packet size of a first multimedia stream exceeds a maximum transmission unit of a first network segment; adapting the first multimedia stream to create a first unicast multimedia stream that does not exceed the maximum transmission unit of the first network segment; adapting the first multimedia stream to create a second multimedia stream that satisfies a quality of service parameter of a second network segment; receiving a second set of instructions in response to detecting a change in the maximum transmission unit of the first network segment; adapting the first multimedia stream to create a second unicast multimedia stream that does not exceed the changed maximum transmission unit, wherein the second unicast multimedia stream is adapted based on the second set of instructions; and transmitting the second unicast multimedia stream.