Content delivery using multiple sources over heterogeneous interfaces

A method for the distribution of data, comprising:

• transmitting, from a client device, a request for a digital file;
• receiving, at the client device a proxy list, the proxy list comprising;
• information identifying a plurality of chunks and corresponding proxy servers, wherein the plurality of chunks, taken together, store the entire digital file and each chunk comprises a potion of the digital file and at least one chunk is stored on two or more of the proxy servers;
• information corresponding to a plurality of network interfaces, each proxy server associated with a corresponding subset of the plurality of network interfaces;
• and
• selecting, for each chunk, a corresponding proxy server of the plurality of proxy servers and a corresponding subset of the plurality of network interfaces;
• downloading each of the plurality of chunks via a corresponding proxy server and network interface of the corresponding subset of the plurality of network interfaces, wherein at least two chunks of the plurality of chunks are downloaded concurrently via different network interfaces;
• assembling the digital file from the plurality of chunks;
• and
• distributing revenue associate with the downloading of the plurals of chunks to each selected proxy server in a proportion based upon a number of chunks downloaded from each selected proxy server.

A method, comprising:

• dividing a digital file into a plurality of chunks, each chunk filed on one or more proxy server of a plurality of proxy server, and wherein one particular chunk of the plurality of chunks is stored on two or more proxy servers of a plurality of proxy servers;
• receiving a request for the digital file from a client device;
• generating a proxy list for the digital file, the proxy list comprising:
• information on the plurality of chunks and corresponding proxy servers;
• information corresponding to a plurality of network interfaces associated with each of the corresponding proxy servers;
• transmitting the proxy list to the client device;
• selecting, by the client device, for the particular chunk of the plurality of chunks, a particular proxy server of the two or more proxy servers;
• and, in response to the selecting;
• downloading the particular chunk via the particular proxy server;
• and
• distributing revenue associated with the downloading of the plurality of chunks to each selected proxy server in a proportion based upon a number of chunks downloaded from each selected proxy server.