Patent ID: 7926079
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for selecting a network path for delivering on-demand content comprising: a first location comprising a first media server and a resource management processor; a second location remote from the first location comprising a second media server, wherein the first and second locations are connected via a first network segment and a second network segment; wherein the second media server in the second location is sized to support expected peak demand for on-demand content, wherein the first media server in the first location and first network segment are sized for providing on-demand content from the first location to the second location to support an incremental demand level for on-demand content, and wherein the incremental demand level is less than the expected peak demand; and a video termination device, wherein the video termination device is connected to the second location via a distribution network and wherein the video termination device comprises an instruction for sending a request for a particular on-demand content to the resource management processor; and wherein the resource management processor comprises instructions for: wherein the instruction for selecting a path comprises: wherein the selected source delivers the particular on-demand content over the selected path to the video termination device.