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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2014
Koninklijke Kpn N.v., Rotterdam, NL;
Bastiaan Wissingh, Leiden, NL;
Menno Bangma, The Hague, NL;
Ray Van Brandenburg, The Hague, NL;
Mattijs Oskar Van Deventer, Leidschendam, NL;
Koninklijke KPN N.V., Rotterdam, NL;
Abstract
Methods and systems for enabling streaming of segmented content from a content delivery network to an adaptive streaming client on the basis of a manifest file are described wherein the said manifest file may comprise one or more segment identifiers. The method may comprise: selecting at least one segment identifier from said manifest file, said identifier identifying a segment that has not been requested by said client; and, sending pre-announce information to said content delivery network for announcing in advance that said segment may be requested by said client, said pre-announce information comprising said at least one segment identifier, said pre-announce information being further arranged for triggering said content delivery network to ensure availability of said segment upon receiving said request.