Facilitating storage and playback of streamed video on demand files

An apparatus, comprising:

• a circuit capable of providing multiplexing functionality for a plurality of digital subscriber lines;
• a circuit capable of enabling a subscriber data processing system to facilitate controlling personal video recorder functionality for permitting transmission of the video file from a service provider managed file storage module for reception by the subscriber data processing system, wherein personal video recorder functionality includes at least one of stop functionality, pause functionality, forwarding functionality, reversing functionality, and file storage functionality;
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• a circuit capable of storing and retrieving the video file on and from, respectively, the service provider file storage module.

A communication system, comprising:

• a service provider managed file storage module having a video file stored thereon;
• a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexor (DSLAM) line card coupled to the service provider managed file storage module, capable of providing multiplexing functionality for a plurality of digital subscriber lines and capable of enabling the video file to be transmitted for reception by a subscriber data processing system from the service provider managed file storage module;
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• a personal video recorder card coupled to the DSLAM line card and capable of enabling the subscriber data processing system to facilitate controlling at least one of stop functionality, pause functionality, forwarding functionality, reversing functionality, file storage functionality and file retrieval functionality.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for providing multiplexing functionality for a plurality of digital subscriber lines;
• means for enabling a video file to be stored on and retrieved from a service provider managed file storage module;
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• means for enabling a subscriber data processing system to control personal video recorder functionality for permitting transmission of the video file from a service provider managed file storage module for reception by the data processing system, wherein personal video recorder functionality includes at least one of stop functionality, pause functionality, forwarding functionality, reversing functionality, and file storage functionality.

A method for facilitating personal video recorder functionality, comprising:

• implementing a personal video recorder (PVR) control connection between a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexor (DSLAM) and a subscriber data processing system for facilitating delivery control of a requested video file to the subscriber data processing system;
• receiving a PVR functionality command from the subscriber data processing via the PVR control connection;
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• streaming the requested video file for reception by the subscriber data processing system in accordance with the PVR functionality command.