AU2001239732A1 - A system and method for determining optimal server in a distributed network for serving content streams - Google Patents

A system and method for determining optimal server in a distributed network for serving content streams

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AU2001239732A1
AU2001239732A1 AU2001239732A AU3973201A AU2001239732A1 AU 2001239732 A1 AU2001239732 A1 AU 2001239732A1 AU 2001239732 A AU2001239732 A AU 2001239732A AU 3973201 A AU3973201 A AU 3973201A AU 2001239732 A1 AU2001239732 A1 AU 2001239732A1
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content streams
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Nils Lahr
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iBeam Broadcasting Corp
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