US 2017/0289593 A1 · METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING A PRE-FETCHING LIST FOR MANAGED CACHING IN SMALL CELL NETWORKS

Abstract

Methods and systems may be used by a mobile-content distribution network (CDN) service to track individual user requests based on a correlation of a network level identifier to an application level identifier. The users may also be tracked using a mapping of the network level and application level identifiers to an internal identity. Further, the mobile-CDN service may build a cell profile using content requests from a set of active users across similar locations. Also, the mobile-CDN service may build a cell profile using content requests from user groups that have at least one member as an active user of the cell. Using a cell profile, the mobile-CDN may generate a prefetching content list for managed caching in the cell by localizing the content popularities and viewing patterns. The methods and systems may be applied in a small cell network (SCN).

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Dependent claims

A method of pre-fetching content in a small cell network (SCN) by a mobile-content distribution/delivery network (CDN) service, the method comprising:

determining a local popularity for a unit of content within the SCN based on one or more of a global popularity of the unit of content and a global popularity of a category of the unit of content obtained from a content owner in a global network and a local popularity of the category of the unit of content obtained from a base station in the SCN;
determining a local viewing pattern for the unit of content based on one or more of a global viewing pattern of the unit of content and a global viewing pattern of the category of the unit of content obtained from a content owner in the global network and a local viewing pattern of the category of the unit of content obtained from usage data in the SCN;
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transmitting a recommendation of content to an edge server in the SCN based on the local content popularity and local content viewing pattern.

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Method and system for creating a pre-fetching list for managed caching in small cell networks

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Method and system for creating a pre-fetching list for managed caching in small cell networks

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