A technique can be used to obtain content (e.g., a live feed, pre-positioned
content,
etc.) from a content-originating device (a content source). The technique involves
identifying a tree-based location-path having a series of locations which leads
from the computerized device to the content-originating device. Each location includes
a set of devices, and the set of devices of at least one location includes multiple
devices. The technique further involves selecting a device-path from the computerized
device to the content-originating device based on the identified location-path,
and acquiring the content from the content-originating device from at least one
of the devices along the selected device-path. The selected device-path includes
at least one device of each location of the series of locations.
