Abstract: Providing media content includes receiving a request from a client for a portion of a selected media file in a streaming server at a streaming tier in a multi-tiered architecture for media content storage and streaming; streaming the requested portion of the selected media file to the client directly from the streaming server if the selected media file is stored on the streaming server; and streaming the requested portion of the selected media file to the client from the streaming server by reverse proxy to at least one server of a storage tier in the multi-tiered architecture if the media file is not stored on the streaming server.

Abstract: A method allowing for fast mapping between a content identifier (ID) for a media content file and the file path of said media content file includes: dividing a plurality of characters making up the contend ID into a plurality of ordered subsections separated by a separator character, correlating at least one of the subsections with a directory in an electronic file system, and correlating the last of the subsections with a name of the media content file, the media content file being located within a directory correlated with a preceding subsection.

Abstract: A method allowing for fast mapping between a content identifier (ID) for a media content file and the file path of said media content file includes: dividing a plurality of characters making up the contend ID into a plurality of ordered subsections separated by a separator character, correlating at least one of the subsections with a directory in an electronic file system, and correlating the last of the subsections with a name of the media content file, the media content file being located within a directory correlated with a preceding subsection.

Abstract: Providing media content includes receiving a request from a client for a portion of a selected media file in a streaming server at a streaming tier in a multi-tiered architecture for media content storage and streaming; streaming the requested portion of the selected media file to the client directly from the streaming server if the selected media file is stored on the streaming server; and streaming the requested portion of the selected media file to the client from the streaming server by reverse proxy to at least one server of a storage tier in the multi-tiered architecture if the media file is not stored on the streaming server.

Abstract: A method allowing for fast mapping between a content identifier (ID) for a media content file and the file path of said media content file includes: dividing a plurality of characters making up the contend ID into a plurality of ordered subsections separated by a separator character, correlating at least one of the subsections with a directory in an electronic file system, and correlating the last of the subsections with a name of the media content file, the media content file being located within a directory correlated with a preceding subsection.

Abstract: Ingesting media on a content distribution network includes obtaining media content in a media content ingestion system, storing the media content on a home storage volume of a data storage structure, and replicating the media content across multiple storage volumes on the data storage structure based on a set of data associated with the media content.

Abstract: Providing media content includes storing a plurality of media files on a storage tier having at least one storage cluster, each storage cluster having at least one server, replicating at least some of the media files stored on the storage tier on at least one streaming server of a streaming tier configured to stream data over a network faster than the storage tier is able to stream the data over the network; receiving a request from a client over the network for a portion of a selected media file; streaming the requested portion of the selected media file to the client from the streaming tier if the selected media file is stored on the streaming tier; and streaming the requested portion of the selected media file to the client from the storage tier if the media file is not stored on the streaming tier.

Abstract: A system for storing content available for streaming includes a storage tier with a plurality of storage clusters, each of the storage clusters having at least one server, the storage clusters collectively storing multiple media content files; a streaming tier coupled to the storage tier, the streaming tier having multiple streaming servers, the streaming tier being configured to stream data over a network faster than the storage tier is able to stream the data over the network; and a computer-implemented synchronization module configured to analyze traffic statistics associated with a media content file stored on the storage tier and selectively replicate the media content file on the streaming tier based on the traffic statistics.