Media content distribution system and method

1. A method for transfer of digital content comprising:

providing from a content exchange control entity computer a listing of content sources and content destinations to a content source or content destination computer;

receiving on the content exchange control entity computer from the content source or content destination computer a user selection of a content source and a content destination from the source and destination listing;

providing from the content exchange control entity computer to the content source or content destination computer a listing of available routing paths for the exchange of digital content between the source and destination;

receiving on the content exchange control entity computer from the content source or content destination computer a user selection of a routing path from the routing path listing; and

permitting transmission of the content from the selected source to the selected destination via the selected routing path.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the routing paths are internal to the content exchange control entity.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the routing paths are external to the content exchange control entity.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the listing of content sources and content destinations, and the listing of available routing paths for the exchange of digital content between the source are provided in a graphical user interface.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a load balancing listing of a plurality of paths through which the digital content may be routed, the load balancing listing permitting the digital content to be transmitted through a plurality paths selectable by a user.

6. The method of claim 5 , comprising receiving a user selection of paths through which the digital content may be routed for load balancing.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising providing a plurality of bandwidth selections permitting a user to select a bandwidth for transmission of particular digital content from a particular source to a particular destination.

8. The method of claim 1 , comprising automatically load balancing transmissions of the content.

9. A method for transfer of digital content comprising:

receiving on the content exchange control entity computer from the content source or content destination computer a user selection of a content source and a content destination from a source and destination listing;

receiving on the content exchange control entity computer from the content source or content destination computer a user selection of a routing path from a listing of available routing paths for the exchange of digital content between the source and destination provided by a content exchange control entity; and

permitting transmission of the content from the selected source to the selected destination via the selected routing path, wherein the selected source and the selected destination are external to the content exchange control entity.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the routing paths are internal to the content exchange control entity.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the routing paths are external to the content exchange control entity.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the listing of content sources and content destinations, and the listing of available routing paths for the exchange of digital content between the source are provided in a graphical user interface.

13. The method of claim 9 , comprising receiving a user selection of a plurality of paths through which the digital content may be routed for load balancing.

14. The method of claim 9 , comprising receiving a user selection of one of a plurality of bandwidth selections for transmission of particular digital content from a particular source to a particular destination.

15. A system for transfer of digital content comprising:

means for providing from a content exchange control entity computer a listing of content sources and content destinations to a content source or content destination computer;

means for receiving on the content exchange control entity computer from the content source or content destination computer a user selection of a content source and a content destination from the source and destination listing;

means for providing from the content exchange control entity computer to the content source or content destination computer a listing of available routing paths for the exchange of digital content between the source and destination;

means for receiving on the content exchange control entity computer from the content source or content destination computer a user selection of a routing path from the routing path listing; and

means for permitting transmission of the content from the selected source to the selected destination via the selected routing path.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the routing paths are internal to the content exchange control entity.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the routing paths are external to the content exchange control entity.

18. A method for transfer of digital content comprising:

providing from a content exchange control entity computer a listing of content sources and content destinations to a content source or content destination computer;

receiving on the content exchange control entity computer from the content source or content destination computer a user selection of a content source and a content destination from the source and destination listing;

providing from the content exchange control entity computer to the content source or content destination computer a listing of available routing paths for the exchange of digital content between the source and destination;

receiving on the content exchange control entity computer from the content source or content destination computer a user selection of a routing path from the routing path listing;

permitting transmission of the content from the selected source to the selected destination via the selected routing path; and

comprising automatically load balancing transmissions of the content.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the routing paths are internal to the content exchange control entity.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the routing paths are external to the content exchange control entity.

21. The method of claim 18 , further comprising providing a load balancing listing of a plurality of paths through which the digital content may be routed, the load balancing listing permitting the digital content to be transmitted through a plurality paths selectable by a user.