The disclosure relates to a fifth generation (5G) communication system or a sixth generation (6G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). The disclosure provides rendering of fisheye 360 degree video contents, including fisheye circular image videos. A method of a transmitting device is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a receiving device, a Session Description Protocol (SDP) offer message for negotiation of parameter associated with a fisheye image, and receiving, from the receiving device, a fisheye SDP answer message including second fisheye image related information generated based on first fisheye image related information included in the SDP offer message. wherein the first fisheye image related information includes first maximum packing information indicating a maximum number of fisheye images that is available to be packed into one stream.

One example method of operation may include identifying data traffic on one or more ports of a switch, determining whether a protocol specific packet type is identified on any of the one or more ports, assigning one or more first ports with data traffic to a first protocol when the protocol specific packet type is identified, and assigning one or more second ports with data traffic to a second protocol different from the first protocol.

One example method of operation may include identifying data traffic on one or more ports of a switch, determining whether a protocol specific packet type is identified on any of the one or more ports, assigning one or more first ports with data traffic to a first protocol when the protocol specific packet type is identified, and assigning one or more second ports with data traffic to a second protocol different from the first protocol.

A device performing operations including instantiating at least one vENUM instance, wherein the at least one vENUM instance responds to a query by determining if at least one of: a service or a record is operating; when the at least one of: the service or the record is operating, initiating, by the at least one vENUM instance, a query for the at least one of the service or the record; defining at least one virtual availability zone; instantiating a propagation module responsible for the at least one virtual availability zone, wherein the propagation module communicates with a database associated with the virtual availability zone and a name server, and updates the database based on the determining step of the at least one vENUM instance; instantiating a provisioning module within the propagation module.

A device performing operations including instantiating at least one vENUM instance, wherein the at least one vENUM instance responds to a query by determining if at least one of: a service or a record is operating; when the at least one of: the service or the record is operating, initiating, by the at least one vENUM instance, a query for the at least one of the service or the record; defining at least one virtual availability zone; instantiating a propagation module responsible for the at least one virtual availability zone, wherein the propagation module communicates with a database associated with the virtual availability zone and a name server, and updates the database based on the determining step of the at least one vENUM instance; instantiating a provisioning module within the propagation module.

A method for performing initial registration is provided. The method includes receiving a server timeout message, the server timeout message including at least a field set to a value equal to a value received during a first registration. The method further includes initiating restoration procedures by performing an initial registration.

A method and computer readable medium for exploring similar users and items of a media service includes generating a user interface. The user interface displays a user selectable indicia representing a similar member function for allowing a user to search a media service for at least one other user. The one other user has a degree of similarity with respect to the searching user. Another method includes facilitating the search of such a similar user within a media service.

A method and computer readable medium for exploring similar users and items of a media service includes generating a user interface. The user interface displays a user selectable indicia representing a similar member function for allowing a user to search a media service for at least one other user. The one other user has a degree of similarity with respect to the searching user. Another method includes facilitating the search of such a similar user within a media service.

An apparatus for multi-bitrate content streaming includes a receiving module configured to capture media content, a streamlet module configured to segment the media content and generate a plurality of streamlets, and an encoding module configured to generate a set of streamlets. The system includes the apparatus, wherein the set of streamlets comprises a plurality of streamlets having identical time indices and durations, and each streamlet of the set of streamlets having a unique bitrate, and wherein the encoding module comprises a master module configured to assign an encoding job to one of a plurality of host computing modules in response to an encoding job completion bid. A method includes receiving media content, segmenting the media content and generating a plurality of streamlets, and generating a set of streamlets.

An apparatus for multi-bitrate content streaming includes a receiving module configured to capture media content, a streamlet module configured to segment the media content and generate a plurality of streamlets, and an encoding module configured to generate a set of streamlets. The system includes the apparatus, wherein the set of streamlets comprises a plurality of streamlets having identical time indices and durations, and each streamlet of the set of streamlets having a unique bitrate, and wherein the encoding module comprises a master module configured to assign an encoding job to one of a plurality of host computing modules in response to an encoding job completion bid. A method includes receiving media content, segmenting the media content and generating a plurality of streamlets, and generating a set of streamlets.