Video optimization proxy system and method

A device, comprising:

• a processing system including a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
• examining Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) traffic in an HTTP stream to determine if the HTTP traffic comprises a request for video content from a video client of user equipment via an HTTP proxy layer,
• wherein the examining is performed on top of the HTTP proxy layer and at an added service layer at an application layer for the HTTP stream, and wherein the processing system operates to facilitate the HTTP proxy layer at a network element that is located remotely from and is in data communication with the user equipment;
• assuming control of a video content transfer between a video server and the video client for the HTTP traffic responsive to determining that the HTTP traffic comprises the request for the video content;
• generating manifest files of the video content from the video server responsive to the assuming control of the video content transfer based on an analysis of the request for video content;
• generating a video transfer rate selection and a video transfer resolution selection for the video content for a time slot of the video content,
• wherein the generating the video transfer rate selection and the video transfer resolution selection comprises selecting a video transfer rate or a video transfer resolution, or a combination of both, based on a subscription level of the user equipment,
• wherein the subscription level of the user equipment may limit video quality provided to the user equipment;
• and
• generating an optimized manifest file for the time slot of the video content,
• wherein the generating the optimized manifest file comprises generating the optimized manifest file with the selected video transfer rate or the selected video transfer resolution or a combination of both.

A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• assuming control, by a video optimization proxy, of a video content transfer between a video server and a video client of user equipment for Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) traffic in an HTTP stream via an HTTP proxy layer responsive to determining the HTTP traffic comprises a request for video content, wherein the video optimization proxy is provided on top of the HTTP proxy layer, wherein the video optimization proxy comprises an added service layer at an application layer for the HTTP stream, and
• wherein the processing system operates to implement the HTTP proxy layer and the video optimization proxy together at a network element that is located remotely from and is in communication with the user equipment;
• generating, by the video optimization proxy, a video transfer rate selection and a video transfer resolution selection for a requested video chunk of a time slot of the video content,
• wherein the generating the video transfer rate selection and the video transfer resolution selection comprise selecting a video transfer rate or a video transfer resolution, or a combination of both, based on a subscription level of the user equipment,
• wherein the subscription level of the user equipment may limit video quality provided to the user equipment;
• generating, by the video optimization proxy, an optimized manifest file for the requested video chunk wherein the generating the optimized manifest file comprises generating the optimized manifest file the with the selected video transfer rate or the selected video transfer resolution, or a combination of both;
• and
• publishing, by the video optimization proxy, the optimized manifest file to the video client, wherein the video client requests the requested video chunk from the video server based on the optimized manifest file.