Abstract: A system comprising a plurality of peer caches associated with a corresponding plurality of content owners; shared ledger logic having a channel for each content owner of a plurality of content owners, the shared ledger logic to maintain a shared ledger data structure and to perform the operations of: in response to receipt of a first content title, responsively recording a first ledger entry for the first content title which is visible to a first content owner which owns the first content title; receiving an encryption key from the content owner, wherein the first content title comprises an encrypted content title encrypted with the key; storing the encrypted content title on one or more network storage devices; and when the encrypted content title reaches an edge cache, using the key to decrypt the encrypted content title and updating the first ledger entry to identify the edge cache.

Abstract: A system and method for managing multicast streams.

Abstract: A system comprising a plurality of peer caches associated with a corresponding plurality of content owners; shared ledger logic having a channel for each content owner of a plurality of content owners, the shared ledger logic to maintain a shared ledger data structure and to perform the operations of: in response to receipt of a first content title, responsively recording a first ledger entry for the first content title which is visible to a first content owner which owns the first content title; receiving an encryption key from the content owner, wherein the first content title comprises an encrypted content title encrypted with the key; storing the encrypted content title on one or more network storage devices; and when the encrypted content title reaches an edge cache, using the key to decrypt the encrypted content title and updating the first ledger entry to identify the edge cache.

Abstract: A system and method for implementing a high speed link between a mobile cache and an edge cache. For example, one embodiment of a system comprises: a mobile cache deployed on a vessel/vehicle, the mobile cache to store multimedia content to be provided to passengers on the vessel/vehicle; a first network device including a first plurality of wireless network antennas communicatively coupled to the mobile cache; an edge cache deployed at a designated location at which the vessel/vehicle is expected; a second network device including a second plurality of wireless network antennas communicatively coupled to the edge cache; wherein upon arrival at the designated location, each of the first plurality of wireless network antennas is paired with at least one of the second plurality of wireless network antennas to establish a plurality of simultaneous wireless links to exchange multimedia content between the edge cache and the mobile cache.

Abstract: A system comprising a plurality of peer caches associated with a corresponding plurality of content owners; shared ledger logic having a channel for each content owner of a plurality of content owners, the shared ledger logic to maintain a shared ledger data structure and to perform the operations of: in response to receipt of a first content title, responsively recording a first ledger entry for the first content title which is visible to a first content owner which owns the first content title; receiving an encryption key from the content owner, wherein the first content title comprises an encrypted content title encrypted with the key; storing the encrypted content title on one or more network storage devices; and when the encrypted content title reaches an edge cache, using the key to decrypt the encrypted content title and updating the first ledger entry to identify the edge cache.

Abstract: A system and method for implementing a high speed link between a mobile cache and an edge cache. For example, one embodiment of a system comprises: a mobile cache deployed on a vessel/vehicle, the mobile cache to store multimedia content to be provided to passengers on the vessel/vehicle; a first network device including a first plurality of wireless network antennas communicatively coupled to the mobile cache; an edge cache deployed at a designated location at which the vessel/vehicle is expected; a second network device including a second plurality of wireless network antennas communicatively coupled to the edge cache; wherein upon arrival at the designated location, each of the first plurality of wireless network antennas is paired with at least one of the second plurality of wireless network antennas to establish a plurality of simultaneous wireless links to exchange multimedia content between the edge cache and the mobile cache.

Abstract: A system comprising: a plurality of micro-cache devices integrated within a corresponding plurality of mobile environments; an address manager to maintain an IP address pool in accordance with IP address information received from a content provider, the address manager to associate different portions of the address pool with different instances of the micro-caches and corresponding mobile environments; a first local network manager coupled to a first micro-cache to assign IP addresses from a first portion of the address pool to requesting client devices within a first mobile environment and a second local network manager coupled to a second micro-cache to assign IP addresses from a second portion of the address pool to requesting client devices within a second mobile environment, wherein the content provider is to be provided with visibility into each micro-cache and control of access rights to each micro-cache by the client devices within each mobile environment.

Abstract: A system comprising: a plurality of mobile edge cache devices integrated within a corresponding plurality of mobile environments; a local network manager coupled to each edge cache device in each mobile environment to provide network connectivity to client devices within each mobile environment, a mobile high speed network interface within each mobile environment to establish a high bandwidth link to one or more fixed high speed network interfaces when the mobile environment is within range; a multi-factor analytics engine to evaluate data related to content usage across the plurality of mobile edge caches to determine a prioritized order in which to transmit content titles to each mobile edge cache when the mobile environment is within range.

Abstract: A system comprising: a plurality of mobile edge caches integrated within a corresponding plurality of mobile environments; a local network manager coupled to each edge cache device in each mobile environment to provide network connectivity to client devices within each mobile environment; a mobile high speed network interface coupled to each mobile edge cache within each mobile environment to establish a high bandwidth link to one or more fixed high speed network interfaces when the mobile environment is within range; a fixed core cache to store content titles owned by a content provider, the content titles to be distributed to the plurality of mobile edge caches, each content title comprising a plurality of title segments; a plurality of fixed edge caches coupled between the fixed core cache and the mobile edge caches; a content distribution manager to cause the title segments to be strategically spread across the fixed edge caches, wherein different fixed edge caches are initially to be provided with differ

Abstract: A system comprising: a plurality of mobile edge caches integrated within a corresponding plurality of mobile environments; a local network manager coupled to each edge cache device in each mobile environment to provide network connectivity to client devices; a plurality of network access devices, each network access device to provide local network access to client devices within the mobile environment, and to further perform network address translation on behalf of the client devices within the local network of the mobile environment; and regional configuration logic, responsive to an event indicating that a first mobile environment has moved from a first geographical region to a second graphical region, to modify one or more configuration settings of a first network access device in a first mobile environment and/or client devices in the first mobile environment to align content availability from the edge cache with requirements of the second geographical region.

Abstract: A system comprising: a plurality of mobile edge caches integrated within a corresponding plurality of mobile environments; a core cache managed by a content delivery network extender (CDNE) service, the core cache to store content titles from at least one content provider and to selectively distribute the content titles to the mobile edge caches, wherein each content title is encoded at a plurality of stream rates and comprises a plurality of title segments, each title segment associated with a particular one of the stream rates and capable of being independently cached in the core cache and the plurality of mobile edge caches; a content collector coupled to the core cache, the content collector to cause title segments to be collected and stored in the core cache, the content collector to aggregate cache usage data provided by the plurality of mobile edge caches and to identify title segments to be collected and stored in the core cache based on an evaluation of the aggregate cache usage data.

Abstract: A system comprising: a plurality of mobile edge caches integrated within a corresponding plurality of mobile environments; a local network manager coupled to each edge cache device in each mobile environment to provide network connectivity to client devices within each mobile environment, a mobile high speed network interface coupled to each mobile edge cache within each mobile environment to establish a high bandwidth link to one or more fixed high speed network interfaces when the mobile environment is within range; a fixed core cache coupled to each fixed high speed network interface, the fixed core cache to cache content titles to be distributed to the plurality of mobile edge caches, wherein each content title includes a manifest indicating different stream rates at which the content title is encoded; a mobile lower speed network interface coupled to each mobile edge cache to maintain a lower bandwidth link when the mobile environment is not within range of the one or more fixed high speed network interf

Abstract: A system comprising: a plurality of mobile edge caches integrated within a corresponding plurality of mobile environments; a local network manager coupled to each edge cache device in each mobile environment to provide network connectivity to client devices within each mobile environment; a mobile high speed network interface coupled to each mobile edge cache within each mobile environment to establish a high bandwidth link to one or more fixed high speed network interfaces when the mobile environment is within range; a fixed core cache to store content titles owned by a content provider, the content titles to be distributed to the plurality of mobile edge caches, each content title comprising a plurality of title segments; wherein the content provider is to maintain a primary website to provide access to each content title by streaming apps installed on client devices, a streaming app running on a first client device within a first mobile environment to generate a request for a first content title responsive

Abstract: A system and method for implementing a high speed link between a mobile cache and an edge cache. For example, one embodiment of a system comprises: a mobile cache deployed on a vessel/vehicle, the mobile cache to store multimedia content to be provided to passengers on the vessel/vehicle; a first network device including a first plurality of wireless network antennas communicatively coupled to the mobile cache; an edge cache deployed at a designated location at which the vessel/vehicle is expected; a second network device including a second plurality of wireless network antennas communicatively coupled to the edge cache; wherein upon arrival at the designated location, each of the first plurality of wireless network antennas is paired with at least one of the second plurality of wireless network antennas to establish a plurality of simultaneous wireless links to exchange multimedia content between the edge cache and the mobile cache.

Abstract: A system and method for implementing a high speed link between a mobile cache and an edge cache. For example, one embodiment of a system comprises: a mobile cache deployed on a vessel/vehicle, the mobile cache to store multimedia content to be provided to passengers on the vessel/vehicle; a first network device including a first plurality of wireless network antennas communicatively coupled to the mobile cache; an edge cache deployed at a designated location at which the vessel/vehicle is expected; a second network device including a second plurality of wireless network antennas communicatively coupled to the edge cache; wherein upon arrival at the designated location, each of the first plurality of wireless network antennas is paired with at least one of the second plurality of wireless network antennas to establish a plurality of simultaneous wireless links to exchange multimedia content between the edge cache and the mobile cache.

Abstract: A system and method for temporally and spatially aggregating content to a mobile cache.

Abstract: A system and method for transparently caching content from multiple content providers.

Abstract: A system comprising: a plurality of mobile edge caches integrated within a corresponding plurality of mobile environments; a local network manager coupled to each edge cache device in each mobile environment to provide network connectivity to client devices within each mobile environment; a mobile high speed network interface coupled to each mobile edge cache within each mobile environment to establish a high bandwidth link to one or more fixed high speed network interfaces when the mobile environment is within range; a fixed core cache to store content titles owned by a content provider, the content titles to be distributed to the plurality of mobile edge caches, each content title comprising a plurality of title segments; wherein the content provider is to maintain a primary website to provide access to each content title by streaming apps installed on client devices, a streaming app running on a first client device within a first mobile environment to generate a request for a first content title responsive

Abstract: A system and method for propagating content throughout a network using a mobile environment. For example, one embodiment of a system comprises: a plurality of mobile caches deployed on a plurality of transportation vessels/vehicles; a plurality of edge caches deployed at which the transportation vessels/vehicles are expected to pass, the plurality of edge caches coupled over a first communication channel to source caches and temporarily coupled to the mobile caches over a second communication channel; and first cache management logic to identify first multimedia content stored on the first edge cache and not on the first mobile cache and second multimedia content stored on the first mobile cache and not on the first edge cache, and to transmit the first multimedia content from the first edge cache to the first mobile cache and to transmit the second multimedia content in reverse direction while the second communication channel is available.

Abstract: A system and method for intelligently caching data based on predictable schedules of mobile transportation environments. For example, one embodiment of a system comprises: a plurality of mobile caches deployed within a corresponding plurality of transportation vessels/vehicles; a first mobile network interface coupled to each of the mobile caches; a plurality of edge caches of a content service provider, each of the plurality of edge caches to be filled from source caches in accordance with a cache fill policy; a stationary network interface coupled to each edge cache to automatically establish a high speed wireless connection with the first mobile network interface when a first vessel/vehicle arrives at the port, station, or terminal; and cache management logic to identify portions of multimedia content to be provided to a first mobile cache from a first edge cache upon establishment of the high speed wireless connection.