Abstract: A system includes a content management database configured to access a plurality of media signatures corresponding to a respective plurality of media assets and a signature component configured to process a media request from a requestor to access a given media asset from a content provider via a network and to generate a signature to substantially uniquely identify the given media asset, the signature being derived from media content data corresponding to the given media asset in response to accessing the media content data via the network. The signature component can also be configured to provide to the requestor the given media asset retrieved via the network if the generated media signature does not match any of a plurality of media signatures and provide the given media asset from a content storage system if the generated media signature matches a respective one of the plurality of media signatures.

Abstract: A system includes a content management database configured to access a plurality of media signatures corresponding to a respective plurality of media assets and a signature component configured to process a media request from a requestor to access a given media asset from a content provider via a network and to generate a signature to substantially uniquely identify the given media asset, the signature being derived from media content data corresponding to the given media asset in response to accessing the media content data via the network. The signature component can also be configured to provide to the requestor the given media asset retrieved via the network if the generated media signature does not match any of a plurality of media signatures and provide the given media asset from a content storage system if the generated media signature matches a respective one of the plurality of media signatures.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided in one example embodiment and includes a network element coupled to a base station and a network and operating in a WiMAX communications environment. The base station is coupled to an endpoint, the network element defining authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) attributes for the endpoint at an interface between the network element and the base station. In more specific embodiments, the network element defines one or more quality of service attributes for the endpoint and the network element defines a layer two virtual local area network (VLAN) priority/class of service (Cos). In still other embodiments, the network element defines a layer three Internet Protocol differentiated service code point (IP-DSCP). Traffic separation can be specified on a per-subscriber basis or a per service-flow basis and, further, the traffic separation can be executed through a virtual router element.