System and method of routing video data

A system to route data, the system comprising:

• a network management system having a processor and a memory device accessible to the processor, wherein the memory device includes instructions executable by the processor to:
• receive data from a Video on Demand (VoD) content source at a network management system, the data indicating a first set-top box device requesting VoD content;
• identify an end node group associated with the first set-top box device, wherein the end node group includes a plurality of set-top box devices that share a resource at the VoD content source;
• and
• select a network path between the VoD content source and the first set-top box device from a set of prospective network paths associated with the first set-top box device, wherein the set of prospective network paths associated with the first set-top box device and network path sets associated with other set-top box devices of the end node group simultaneously satisfy a plurality of constraints related to network path delay and jitter.

A processor-readable medium tangibly embodying instructions executable by a processor to:

• receive data from a Video on Demand (VoD) content source at a network management system, the data indicating a first set-top box device requesting VoD content;
• identify an end node group associated with the first set-top box device, wherein the end node group includes a plurality of set-top box devices that share a resource at the VoD content source;
• and
• select a network path between the VoD content source and the first set-top box device from a set of prospective network paths associated with the first set-top box device, wherein the set of prospective network paths associated with the first set-top box device and network path sets associated with other set-top box devices of the end node group simultaneously satisfy a plurality of constraints related to network path delay and jitter.