Method and apparatus for distributing network bandwidth on a video server for transmission of bit streams across multiple network interfaces connected to a single internet protocol (IP) network
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsKallol Mandal, Steven Kleiman
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Abstract
A novel video server is taught which allows for additional output bandwidth from the server by using multiple physical network interfaces over a single IP subnetwork. This approach is particularly well suited for use with video servers that store and deliver multimedia bit streams by allowing all clients to share the same subnetwork with the server. In this manner, the bandwidth from each of the physical network interface can be combined as needed and assigned as needed in service to any plurality of destinations in the network, allowing all bandwidth to be available for use with one or more clients.
Claims28
A media server system comprising:
- a media server;
- an interface protocol subnetwork;
- and
- a plurality of physical network interfaces coupled between said media server and said interface protocol subnetwork,
- wherein the bandwidth from each of said physical network interfaces coupled to said interface protocol subnetwork and associated with said server are combined as needed to provide a plurality of paths, each of a desired bandwidth.
A media server system comprising:
- one or more destination systems, each including a physical network interface;
- and
- an interface protocol subnetwork coupled to each of said physical network interfaces of said one or more destination systems.
A method for operating a media server system comprising the steps of:
- coupling a plurality of physical network interfaces between a media server and an interface protocol subnetwork;
- and
- combining as needed and assigning as needed the bandwidth from each of said physical network interfaces coupled to said interface protocol subnetwork and associated with said server to provide a plurality of paths, each of a desired bandwidth.
A method for operating a media server system comprising the steps of:
- coupling one or more destination systems, each utilizing a physical network interface coupled to an interface protocol subnetwork;
- combining as needed and assigning as needed the bandwidth from each of said physical network interfaces coupled to said interface protocol subnetwork to provide a plurality of paths, each of a desired bandwidth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.