Patent ID: 9197677
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for streaming a scalable media stream from a media server to a media client over a network, the scalable media stream encoded in a scalable media format and comprised of a plurality of layers that define a matrix of one or more operational spots for providing one or more resolutions, frame rates or quality levels of the scalable media stream, the system comprising: a session management node connected to the network and comprising a first hardware processor, the session management node for: a remote client management node connected to the network and comprising a second hardware processor, the client management node for: wherein the client management node is configured to receive a request for the scalable media stream from the media client, the request from the media client including a URL associated with the scalable media stream, wherein the client management node is further configured to select, using a dynamic routing table and the URL associated with the scalable media stream, one of a plurality of intermediary management nodes, each comprising a processor and being situated between the client management node and the session management node; and wherein the session management node receives the request from the selected one of the plurality of intermediary management nodes.