Distributed content storage for just-in-time streaming

We propose a content distribution strategy over municipal WiFi networks where Access Points (APs) collaboratively cache popular multimedia content, and disseminate them in a manner that each mobile device has the portion of the content just-in-time for playback. If successful, we envision that a child will be able to seamlessly watch a movie in a car, as her tablet downloads different parts of the movie over different WiFi APs at different times. Categories and Subject Descriptors C.2.4 [Distributed System]: Distributed Applications General Terms Design, Performance Keywords Content Distribution, Municipal WiFi Network, Distributed Content Storage

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2012
• Where: SIGCOMM
• Authors: Sourav Kumar Dandapat, Sanyam Jain, Romit Roy Choudhury, Niloy Ganguly
• Keywords: Communications, Content Storage, Distribution Strategy, Popular Multimedia, SIGCOMM 2012