Demand-based edge caching video content system and methods

A method of delivering resources of an edge server selected from a plurality of edge servers disposed across a network and in communication with a central server, comprising:

• storing content at the central server;
• marking, with a back office manager, that the content is ready for usage in response to the storing;
• receiving a demand for the content at a resource manager operable with the back office manager;
• in response to the receiving, reading, with the resource manager, a content allocation register, the content allocation register comprising:
• a popular asset list comprising a plurality of content assets stored at the central server, the plurality of content assets ranked by highest demand;
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• an edge server list indicating which edge servers have delivered each content asset in the popular asset list;
• selecting, with the resource manager, a selected edge server as a function of the content allocation register;
• and
• causing, with the resource manager, the selected edge server to deliver the content.