Patent ID: 8973068
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method implemented by one or more devices, the method comprising: receiving, by the one or more devices, load information regarding network traffic load at radio interfaces for a long term evolution (LTE) network; receiving, by the one or more devices, a request made by a subscriber, from a set-top box that receives television programming content from a satellite network and video on demand content from the LTE network, for video content corresponding to the video on demand content from the LTE network; determining, by the one or more devices and based on the load information, whether a portion of the LTE network corresponding to the subscriber is in a first state or a second state; transmitting, based on the request and by the one or more devices over the LTE network, the video content when the portion of the network corresponding to the subscriber is in the first state; delaying transmission, over the LTE network and by the one or more devices, of the video content when the portion of the network corresponding to the subscriber is in the second state, until the portion of the network corresponding to the subscriber enters the first state; pausing transmission, by the one or more devices, of the video content when the portion of the LTE network corresponding to the request enters the second state from the first state, the pausing occurring after transmission of the video content begins; transmitting, by the one or more devices, based on the pausing of the transmission, a progress update providing an estimation of when the paused transmission of the video content will resume; and resuming transmission, by the one or more devices, of the paused video content when the portion of the LTE network corresponding to the request enters the first state from the second state.