Fault Tolerant Capacity Exchange

A method comprising:

• determining, by a first network digital video recorder (nDVR) at a first location, first capacity information indicating a current utilization of the first nDVR;
• sending, by the first nDVR to a second nDVR at a second location, the first capacity information;
• receiving, by the first nDVR, second capacity information indicating a current utilization of the second nDVR;
• determining, for segments of content to be recorded, and based on the first capacity information and on the second capacity information, rankings of the first nDVR and the second nDVR;
• and
• recording, by the first nDVR and based on the rankings, at least a portion of the segments of content.

A system comprising:

• a first network digital video recorder (nDVR) at a first location;
• and
• a second nDVR at a second location;
• wherein the first nDVR is configured to:
• determine first capacity information indicating a current utilization of the first nDVR;
• send the first capacity information to the second nDVR;
• receive second capacity information indicating a current utilization of the second nDVR;
• determine, for segments of content to be recorded, and based on the first capacity information and on the second capacity information, rankings of the first nDVR and the second nDVR;
• and
• record, based on the rankings, at least a portion of the segments;
• and
• wherein the second nDVR is configured to:
• send the second capacity information.