Connecting multiple media zones

A computer device in a first media zone (“first zone”), the computer device comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• and
• a computer-readable storage device comprising instructions for controlling the one or more computer processors to:
• receive from a user in a first zone a request to transmit a stream, the request including a link identifier specified by the user, the link identifier representing a plurality of physical links between a plurality of edge devices in the first zone and a plurality of edge devices in a second media zone (“second zone”);
• select a physical link from among the plurality of physical links that constitute the user-specified link identifier based on criteria comprising one or more of load-balancing criteria, device identifier, flow prioritization, and quality of service, wherein the selected physical link connects an edge device in the first zone with an edge device in the second zone;
• and
• initiate transmission of the stream from the first zone to the second zone on the selected physical link.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage device in a computer device in a first media zone (“first zone”), the non-transitory computer-readable storage device having stored thereon computer executable instructions, which when executed, cause the computer device to:

• receive from a user in a first zone a request to receive a stream from a second media zone (“second zone”), the request including a link identifier specified by the user representing a plurality of physical links between a plurality of edge devices in the first zone and a plurality of edge devices in the second zone;
• select a physical link from among the plurality of physical links of the user-specified link identifier based on criteria comprising one or more of load-balancing criteria, device identifier, flow prioritization, and quality of service;
• and
• inform a computer device in the second zone to transmit the stream over the selected physical link,
• wherein the stream is transmitted from the second zone to the first zone on the selected physical link.