Systems and methods for streaming media content during unavailability of content server

A system comprising:

• control circuitry configured to:
• determine that an edge server is overloaded;
• identify a plurality of devices connected to the edge server;
• assign one or more first devices of the plurality of devices to a device cluster, wherein the one or more first devices are capable of receiving a media asset from the edge server and distributing the media asset to at least one other device of the plurality of devices;
• assign one or more second devices of the plurality of devices to the device cluster, wherein the one or more second devices are capable of receiving the media asset from the one or more first devices;
• and
• assign a respective weight, based on device type, to each of the one or more first devices and the one or more second devices, wherein the respective weights are used by one or more weighted load balancing algorithms;
• input/output circuitry configured to:
• transmit one or more instructions configured to cause the one or more first devices to distribute the media asset to the one or more second devices in the device cluster;
• and
• wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
• distribute upload traffic from the one or more first devices to the one or more second devices based on the respective weights.