Cache management using temporal pattern based solicitation for content delivery

Caching is an effective technique to improve the quality of streaming multimedia services. In this paper, we propose a novel content caching scheme referred as “Cache Management using Temporal Pattern based Solicitation” (CMTPS), to further minimize both service delays and load in the network for Video on Demand (VoD) applications. CMPTS is based on the analysis of clients´ requests over passed time intervals to predict the contents that will be solicited in the near future. By means of experimental tests, the CMTPS protocol is evaluated. The obtained results show that CMTPS outperforms LRU, in terms of peak traffic reduction and number of cache hits.