Patent ID: 8886754

Claim:
A method of a non-live content in a network, the method comprising: transmitting, using a processing device, an initial meta-file in response to receiving a request for non-live content, the initial meta-file identifying a division of the non-live content into blocks, the initial meta-file identifying available sources for delivery of the blocks, the available sources including a first multicast source server and a second multicast source server, the initial meta-file assigning a first portion of the blocks to be delivered using the first multicast source server, the initial meta-file assigning a second portion of the blocks to be delivered using the second multicast source server; transmitting, using the processing device, the first portion of the blocks using the first multicast source server; and transmitting, using the processing device, the second portion of the blocks using the second multicast source server, the first and second portions corresponding to distinct non-overlapping portions of the non-live content.