Abstract: In one embodiment, a managed cache system, includes a cache memory to receive storage units via an uplink from a transmitting client, each storage unit including a decodable video unit, each storage unit having a priority, and enable downloading of the storage units via a plurality of downlinks to receiving clients, and a controller processor to purge the cache memory of one of the storage units when all of the following conditions are satisfied: the one storage unit is not being downloaded to any of the receiving clients, the one storage unit is not currently subject to a purging exclusion, and another one of the storage units now residing in the cache, having a higher priority than the priority of the one storage unit, arrived in the cache after the one storage unit. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a managed cache system, includes a cache memory to receive storage units via an uplink from a transmitting client, each storage unit including a decodable video unit, each storage unit having a priority, and enable downloading of the storage units via a plurality of downlinks to receiving clients, and a controller processor to purge the cache memory of one of the storage units when all of the following conditions are satisfied: the one storage unit is not being downloaded to any of the receiving clients, the one storage unit is not currently subject to a purging exclusion, and another one of the storage units now residing in the cache, having a higher priority than the priority of the one storage unit, arrived in the cache after the one storage unit. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

Abstract: Techniques for assignment and signaling of the priority information within the scalable video bitstream in a switch-based conferencing system are provided. The assignment of the priority across layers is made that achieves improved user experiences in common use cases, and a signaling scheme is provided that allows the server to efficiently forward the bitstream to each receiver according to its service request and downlink conditions. The impact of uplink bandwidth changes is considered intelligently so that the server can run with very low cost/high capacity, which is important to cloud-based services. Bit fields are defined in the Real-Time Protocol (RTP) extension headers to carry the priority information.