Methods and systems for recording transmitted data

A system, comprising:

• a recording device configured to record media content transmitted by an upstream media content server, wherein the recording device comprises:
• storage circuitry comprising a content storage circuit and a mapping storage circuit;
• and
• a control circuit that is operable to:
• generate based on a recording status parameter of the recording device, an upstream record instruction;
• transmit the upstream record instruction to a first upstream recording device;
• and
• determine for each recorded portion of the media content, a corresponding recording priority parameter, based on one or both of:
• an elapsed time since the end of the transmission period of the recorded media content;
• and
• a recording storage preference provided by a user;
• and
• manage storage and retrieval of the media content or portions thereof, based on one or more criteria that comprise at least the one or more recording priority parameters assigned to the media content;
• wherein:
• the first upstream recording device is different from the upstream media content server;
• the first upstream recording device is positioned between the recording device and the upstream media content server in a network comprising the recording device and the upstream media content server;
• and
• the upstream record instruction comprises identification information of one or more portions of a transmission period associated with the media content, and an instruction to the first upstream recording device to record the media content transmitted during the one or more portions of transmission period.