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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2014
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Edward Grinshpun, Freehold, NJ (US);
David Faucher, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Sameer Sharma, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Viorel Craciun, Ottawa, CA;
Peter Beecroft, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Ingrid Van De Voorde, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, unknown;
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
In one example embodiment, a method of adaptive video streaming includes receiving, by a server, a request for a video segment from an end user device and determining, by the server, a plurality of variables, the plurality of variables including at least one of a download time of a previously requested video segment by the end user device, a fullness of a buffer at the end user device and a size of the buffer. The method further includes determining, by the server, a rate of the requested video segment based on one or more of the determined plurality of variables and sending, by the server, the requested video segment at the determined rate to the end user device.