Methods and apparatus for asynchronous media requests
Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed. An example system of client devices, includes a first client device comprising: programmable circuitry; a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed or instantiated by the programmable circuitry, facilitate performance of operations including: receiving a datagram using User Datagram Protocol (UDP) from a server device, the datagram corresponding to a media segment of a media stream; after receiving the datagram, transmitting a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) communication including a request for the media segment; and responsive to transmitting the HTTP communication, receiving metadata corresponding to the media segment from the server device.
1 . A system of client devices, the system including a first client device comprising:
programmable circuitry;
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed or instantiated by the programmable circuitry, facilitate performance of operations including:
receiving a datagram using User Datagram Protocol (UDP) from a server device, the datagram including a media segment of a media stream;
after receiving the datagram, transmitting a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) communication including a request for the media segment; and
responsive to transmitting the HTTP communication, receiving metadata corresponding to the media segment from the server device.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the system further includes a second client device,
the operations of the first client device further include receiving the datagram after the second client device transmits a request for the media segment to the server device; and
the second client device causes presentation of the media segment before the first client device causes presentation of the media segment.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein:
the operations of the first client device further include receiving the datagram with a multicast protocol; and
the first client device and the second client device are to receive the datagram concurrently.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations of the first client device further include receiving the metadata from the server device with a unicast protocol.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the memory includes a buffer; and
the operations of the first client device further include transmitting a header portion within the HTTP communication, the header portion to describe a state of the buffer.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the operations of the first client device further include:
storing the datagram in a register of the buffer before transmitting the HTTP communication; and
using the header portion of the HTTP communication to indicate the datagram is stored in the buffer.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the received metadata includes an index corresponding to the register of the buffer storing the datagram.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the media segment is a portion of a linear television channel or live stream.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the system further includes a second client device;
the media stream is a first media stream;
the media segment is a first media segment of the first media stream;
the HTTP communication is a first HTTP communication; and
the operations of the first client device further include:
transmitting a second HTTP communication, the second HTTP communication including a request for a second media segment of the first media stream, the second HTTP communication transmitted concurrently with a request from the second client device for a first media segment of a second media stream;
responsive to the second HTTP communication, receiving a datagram corresponding to the second media segment; and
responsive to the second HTTP communication, receiving metadata corresponding to the second media segment.
10 . A non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising instructions to cause first programmable circuitry of a first client device to at least:
receive a datagram using User Datagram Protocol (UDP) from a server device, the datagram including a media segment of a media stream;
after receiving the datagram, transmit a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) communication including a request for the media segment; and
responsive to transmitting the HTTP communication, receive metadata corresponding to the media segment from the server device.
11 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are to cause second programmable circuitry of a second client device to:
transmit a request for the media segment to the server device before the first client device receives the datagram; and
cause presentation of the media segment before the first client device causes presentation of the media segment.
12 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein:
the instructions are to cause the first programmable circuitry to receive the datagram with a multicast protocol; and
the first client device and the second client device are to receive the datagram concurrently.
13 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions cause the first programmable circuitry to receive the metadata from the server device with a unicast protocol.
14 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein:
the first client device includes a memory with a buffer; and
the instructions cause the first programmable circuitry to transmit a header portion within the HTTP communication, the header portion to describe a state of the buffer.
15 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions cause the first programmable circuitry to:
store the datagram in a register of the buffer before transmitting the HTTP communication; and
use the header portion of the HTTP communication to indicate the datagram is stored in the buffer.
16 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the received metadata includes an index corresponding to the register of the buffer storing the datagram.
17 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the media segment is a portion of a linear television channel or live stream.
18 . The non-transitory machine readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein:
the media stream is a first media stream;
the media segment is a first media segment of the first media stream;
the HTTP communication is a first HTTP communication; and
the instructions cause the first programmable circuitry to:
transmit a second HTTP communication, the second HTTP communication including a request for a second media segment of the first media stream, the second HTTP communication transmitted concurrently with a request from a second client device for a first media segment of a second media stream;
responsive to the second HTTP communication, receiving a datagram corresponding to the second media segment; and
responsive to the second HTTP communication, receiving metadata corresponding to the second media segment.
19 . A method comprising:
receiving, with a first client device, a datagram using User Datagram Protocol (UDP) from a server device, the datagram including a media segment of a media stream;
after receiving the datagram, transmitting, with the first client device, a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) communication including a request for the media segment; and
responsive to transmitting the HTTP communication, receiving, with the first client device, metadata corresponding to the media segment from the server device.
20 . The method of claim 19 , further including:
transmitting a request, with a second client device, for the media segment from the server device;
receiving, after the second client device transmits the request, the datagram with the first client device;
presenting, with the second client device, the media segment; and
presenting, with the first client device, the media segment after the second client device causes presentation.