Patent ID: 7690020
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for selecting a network path for delivering on-demand content comprising: a multi-channel network, wherein the multi-channel network comprises a content transport network, a supertrunk network, and a distribution network; a headend comprising a central media server and a resource management processor; a hub remote from the headend comprising a hub media server and a QAM, wherein the hub and the headend are connected via the content transport network and the supertrunk network; and a video termination device, wherein the video termination device is connected to the hub 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.