Microsoft Corporation
MEDIA STORAGE FOR ONLINE MEETINGS IN EDGE NETWORK STORAGE

Abstract:

Disclosed in some examples are improved storage, replication, and distribution of data related to network-based meetings (e.g., media) in hierarchical records. Data for one or more components of the meeting (e.g., media) may be stored in a child record (called a component record). The network-based meeting may be described by a parent record with links to, and in some examples descriptions of, the meeting component records (the child records). The meeting object may point to local, and/or replicated copies of the child records. As noted, the child records may be or include media objects and, in some examples, the child records may be replicated to one or more locations based upon a demand for the media object. By replicating the media to a location that is close to demand for the media, this provides for more efficient delivery of media of the meeting.