Media-Aware File System and Method

A media aware file system comprising a network node, wherein the network node comprises:

• a processor;
• a non-transitory computer readable medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming comprising instructions to:
• receive a first media stream comprising a plurality of primary frames;
• receive a primary namespace for the first media stream;
• determine a partition index for partitioning the first media stream into a plurality of groups of primary frames;
• wherein the plurality of groups of primary frames comprises:
• a first group having a first length in frames;
• a second group having a second length in frames that is different than the first length;
• determine a second media stream comprising a derived group, the derived group comprising at least one frame that is derived in accordance with the first group;
• determine a first file name for the first media stream in accordance with the primary namespace;
• and
• determine a second file name for the second media stream in accordance with the primary namespace.

A distributed file system comprising:

• a plurality of network nodes, wherein each network node in the plurality of network nodes comprises:
• a network interface;
• a node processor;
• a node memory comprising a storage location of a non-transitory computer readable medium;
• wherein programming is stored in at least one first storage location in the plurality of network nodes;
• wherein the programming is for execution by at least one node processor in the plurality of network nodes;
• and
• wherein the programming comprises instructions to:
• receive a first media stream comprising a plurality of groups of primary frames,
• wherein the plurality of groups of primary frames comprises a first group assigned for storage in accordance with a first section of a first storage object, and
• wherein the first group has a first length in frames;
• receive a second media stream comprising a derived group of frames that is derived in accordance with the first group;
• and
• assign the derived group to a second section of the first storage object.