Abstract: Systems and methods for distributing network traffic during streaming are hereby provided. A server can provide a first content pod to a client device for insertion in a content break separating a first portion and a second portion of the streaming content. The server can receive, from the client device during playback of the first content pod, a request for content to insert into the content break for playback subsequent to playback of the first content pod. The request for content can be generated at a first elapsed time from initiation of playback of the first content pod via a request generation policy. The server can select a second content pod. The server can provide the second content pod to the client device during the playback of the first content pod for playback subsequent to completion of the playback of the first content pod.

Abstract: Systems and methods for distributing network traffic during streaming are hereby provided. A server can provide a first content pod to a client device for insertion in a content break separating a first portion and a second portion of the streaming content. The server can receive, from the client device during playback of the first content pod, a request for content to insert into the content break for playback subsequent to playback of the first content pod. The request for content can be generated at a first elapsed time from initiation of playback of the first content pod via a request generation policy. The server can select a second content pod. The server can provide the second content pod to the client device during the playback of the first content pod for playback subsequent to completion of the playback of the first content pod.

Abstract: Systems and methods of throttling incoming network traffic requests are provided. A data processing system can receive a request from a computing device via a computer network. The data processing system can determine a predicted number of incoming requests and a current available capacity of the data processing system. The data processing system, responsive to determining that the current available capacity of the data processing system is insufficient to process the predicted number of incoming requests, can assign a prioritization value to the request and determine a throttling threshold value based on the current available capacity of the data processing system, the predicted number of incoming requests, and a distribution of historical prioritization values. The data processing system can throttle the request responsive to determining that the prioritization value is below the determined throttling threshold value.