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I was reading this page: https://fiber.google.com/about/
I noticed it says the 2TB "storage box" allows recording 8 shows at once. If it's IP television service, shouldn't storage be in the cloud?
It only makes sense for DVR storage to be done on Google's server. IPTV done properly should be like this:
The provider's system would always be recording a buffer for every channel (unless NO ONE is watching or recording that channel). Since most channels would have a recorded buffer, a user could rewind, even if the channel was just tuned/selected. When 100 viewers try to record the same program, the server only has to store 1 copy...which would be flagged to show in the "recorded programs" list for each of those viewers. Since a buffer is always recording, it would simply move a chunk of buffered data to a semi-permanent location...where it remains until every user has deleted it from their list. When a user deletes it from their recorded programs list, it only deletes that user's flag from the recording unless it is the last remaining user flag...and then the recording would finally be dumped from the DVR server.
I believe it's the way AT&T U-Verse works. Is that kind of thing patented so other IPTV systems can't do it? [We seriously need to stop awarding patents for common sense "ideas."] I can't imagine why Google would choose to put 2TB of failure-prone mechanical HDD storage into every household when a cloud-based DVR solution would offer a superior experience with only a fraction of the storage requirements.
My guess: The 2TB "Storage box" is just for NAS and the bit of information about using it for DVR storage is incorrect. It might be a miscommunication between Google's network people and the marketing people.
Just wondering if I understood that info page correctly.
I noticed it says the 2TB "storage box" allows recording 8 shows at once. If it's IP television service, shouldn't storage be in the cloud?
It only makes sense for DVR storage to be done on Google's server. IPTV done properly should be like this:
The provider's system would always be recording a buffer for every channel (unless NO ONE is watching or recording that channel). Since most channels would have a recorded buffer, a user could rewind, even if the channel was just tuned/selected. When 100 viewers try to record the same program, the server only has to store 1 copy...which would be flagged to show in the "recorded programs" list for each of those viewers. Since a buffer is always recording, it would simply move a chunk of buffered data to a semi-permanent location...where it remains until every user has deleted it from their list. When a user deletes it from their recorded programs list, it only deletes that user's flag from the recording unless it is the last remaining user flag...and then the recording would finally be dumped from the DVR server.
I believe it's the way AT&T U-Verse works. Is that kind of thing patented so other IPTV systems can't do it? [We seriously need to stop awarding patents for common sense "ideas."] I can't imagine why Google would choose to put 2TB of failure-prone mechanical HDD storage into every household when a cloud-based DVR solution would offer a superior experience with only a fraction of the storage requirements.
My guess: The 2TB "Storage box" is just for NAS and the bit of information about using it for DVR storage is incorrect. It might be a miscommunication between Google's network people and the marketing people.
Just wondering if I understood that info page correctly.
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