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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
May. 21, 2012
Marcin Morgos, Warsaw, PL;
Stephen J. Kraiman, Doylestown, PA (US);
Marek Bugajski, Norcross, GA (US);
Marcin Morgos, Warsaw, PL;
Stephen J. Kraiman, Doylestown, PA (US);
Marek Bugajski, Norcross, GA (US);
ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanne, GA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses to manage network resources across a group of playback devices that share the same resources to control video quality across the group of playback devices are provided. A controller collects information about a plurality of playback devices wherein the playback devices share a network resource. The controller also collects information regarding the network resource. The controller allocates the network resource to deliver one or more requested video segments to one or more playback devices based on the information collected from the plurality of playback devices and the information collected regarding the network resource. By providing a controller that is aware of the available network resources and the specifications of the playback devices, the network resource can be managed in a way that improves the quality of experience for end users across all the playback devices while maximizing the efficiency of the network resources.