Method and apparatus for providing fault tolerance during live streaming

An apparatus for providing fault tolerance during live streaming comprising:

• a computer having one or more processors and further comprising:
• a manifest extension module for creating a global manifest comprising a plurality of first entries extracted from a first manifest, wherein the first manifest comprises one or more entries of a predetermined sequence, each entry corresponding to a media fragment to be played in the predetermined sequence on a media player;
• identifying a gap in the plurality of first entries;
• receiving a second manifest;
• and upon receiving the second manifest comprising at least one second entry, extending the global manifest to include the at least one second entry, wherein the at least one second entry comprises a second entry that is in sequence after a last entry in the global manifest, and the at least one second entry in sequence after the last entry in the global manifest does not include a gap.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing computer instructions that, when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform a method for providing fault tolerance during live streaming comprising:

• creating a global manifest comprising a plurality of first entries extracted from a first manifest, wherein the first manifest comprises one or more entries of a predetermined sequence, each entry corresponding to a media fragment to be played in the predetermined sequence on a media player;
• identifying a gap in the plurality of first entries;
• receiving a second manifest;
• and
• upon receiving a second manifest comprising at least one second entry, extending the global manifest to include the at least one second entry, wherein the at least one second entry comprises a second entry that is in sequence after a last entry in the global manifest, and the at least one second entry in sequence after the last entry in the global manifest does not include a gap.