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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2013
Time Warner Cable Enterprises Llc, New York, NY (US);
Tom Gonder, Broomfield, CO (US);
Craig Mahonchak, Superior, CO (US);
John Carlucci, Boulder, CO (US);
Vipul Patel, Upper Holland, PA (US);
John Callahan, Broomfield, CO (US);
Jay Thomas, Denver, CO (US);
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for delivering data over extant infrastructure within a content-based network. In one embodiment, the network comprises a cable network, and the infrastructure comprises that nominally used for on-demand (OD) services such as VOD. The method includes the allocation of dedicated end-to-end network resources via a 'session request, as well as data flow control and packet size adaptation, by a data server based on feedback from the requesting/receiving client device (e.g., DSTB) within the network. Mechanisms for retransmission requests for error recovery are also provided.