1. A method for operating a video processing client device for use in a content delivery network, comprising: polling a set of components of said video processing client device for network interface capabilities, said polling occurring at said video processing client device; receiving an identification of one or more network interface capabilities in response to said act of polling; reporting said one or more network interface capabilities as a prioritized list, said prioritization based at least in part on one or more internal parameters of said video processing client device; and based at least in part on said prioritized list of said one or more network interface capabilities, selecting one of said one or more network interface capabilities on which content is to be received, said content being received as a multicast transmission of packetized content.