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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2010
David L. Applegate, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Aaron F. Archer, South Orange, NJ (US);
Vijay Gopalakrishnan, Summit, NJ (US);
Seungjoon Lee, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Kadangode Ramakrishnan, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
David L. Applegate, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Aaron F. Archer, South Orange, NJ (US);
Vijay Gopalakrishnan, Summit, NJ (US);
Seungjoon Lee, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Kadangode Ramakrishnan, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving data identifying new media content items to be added to a media distribution system that provides media content on demand to a plurality of endpoints. The media distribution system includes a plurality of distribution nodes, and each of the distribution nodes is coupled to a subset of the endpoints. Historical demand is determined during a particular time period for existing media content items that include content available via at least one of the distribution nodes before the data was received. The method includes forecasting demand for media content items, including new media content items and existing media content items, based on the historical demand. Each media content item is assigned to, and stored at, at least one corresponding distribution node based at least partially on a cost function and the forecasted demand.