Method and apparatus for distributing content via a wireless communication network

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

• tracking unused data capacity information of a plurality of servers of a wireless communication system, wherein the tracking comprises monitoring the respective servers in the plurality of servers over respective air interfaces of corresponding cellular base stations of the wireless communication system;
• determining, based on the unused data capacity information, a broadband bandwidth and a resource usage pattern, wherein both the broadband bandwidth and the resource usage pattern are with respect to the plurality of servers in the aggregate;
• performing a first mapping of a first plurality of segments of first content for delivery by one or more first servers of the plurality of servers, wherein the first mapping is according to a first portion of the broadband bandwidth;
• performing a second mapping of a second plurality of segments of second content for delivery by one or more second servers of the plurality of servers, wherein the second mapping is according to a second portion of the broadband bandwidth;
• determining a time period for receiving the second plurality of segments of the second content from the one or more second servers according to the resource usage pattern;
• based upon receiving the first plurality of segments from the one or more first servers according to the first mapping, transmitting a first content stream, including the first plurality of segments, to a customer premises device;
• and
• based upon receiving the second plurality of segments from the one or more second servers according to the time period and the second mapping, storing, for later transmission to the customer premises device, the second plurality of segments.

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a processing system comprising a processor and according to unused data capacity information that is obtained via monitoring a plurality of servers of a wireless communication system, a broadband bandwidth and a resource usage pattern, wherein the monitoring of respective servers in the plurality of servers is conducted over respective air interfaces of corresponding cellular base stations of the wireless communication system, and wherein both the broadband bandwidth and the resource usage pattern are with respect to the plurality of servers in the aggregate;
• assigning, by the processing system, a first portion of the broadband bandwidth for receiving first content from a first group of the plurality of servers, resulting in a first mapping of the first content for delivery by the first group of the plurality of servers according to the first portion of the broadband bandwidth;
• assigning, by the processing system, a second portion of the broadband bandwidth for receiving second content from a second group of the plurality of servers, resulting in a second mapping of the second content for delivery by the second group of the plurality of servers according to the second portion of the broadband bandwidth;
• determining, by the processing system, a time period for receiving the second content from the second group of the plurality of servers according to the resource usage pattern;
• based upon receipt of the first content according to the first mapping, transmitting, by the processing system, the first content to a customer premises device;
• and
• based upon receipt of the second content according to the time period and the second mapping, storing, by the processing system, the second content for subsequent transmission to the customer premises device.