Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Erik C Mikkelson

Edward Anthony Ludvig

John Affaki

Liam P O'Gorman

Todd A Lund

Sukesh H Pai

Downloading previously aired programs using peer-to-peer networking includes, in certain aspects, sending a request identifying a previously aired program to a computing device. A list of a plurality of client devices that may have at least a portion of the previously aired program are received from the computing device, and portions of the previously aired program are received from one or more of the plurality of client devices.

Downloading previously aired programs using peer-to-peer networking

A procedure identifies multiple messages to distribute via a cable television network. The procedure determines first performance data associated with a downstream subnetwork and determines second performance data associated with an upstream subnetwork. The plurality of messages are prioritized based on the first performance data and the second performance data. The procedure sends a highest-ranked message among the plurality of messages to a destination device.

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Erik C Mikkelson