Patent ID: 8521902
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for distributing a content unit from a server computing device to a plurality of clients, the method comprising: receiving, by the server computing device, a plurality of requests from the plurality of clients to transfer the content unit using Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP); beginning transmission, by the server computing device, of the content unit to each client of the plurality of clients from separate buffers of a plurality of buffers using the TFTP, wherein each separate buffer is associated with a particular client; determining that an aggregate size of the plurality of separate buffers is greater than a threshold that is based on a size of the content unit; in response to determining that the aggregate size of the plurality of separate buffers is greater than a threshold, establishing a shared buffer with at least a portion of the content unit that was contained in at least one of the separate buffers; and continuing transmission, by the server computing device, of the content unit to each client of the plurality of clients from the shared buffer using the TFTP.