CN101262492B - A management server for coordinating multiple stream media servers - Google Patents
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The invention provides a management sever used for coordinating a multi-streaming media server, which comprises a terminal registration management module, a database query module, a group query module for a streaming media server, a terminal request content management module, a user-defined coordination module and a human-computer interaction interface, wherein, the terminal registration management module handles terminal registration affairs; the database query module handles interactive communication with a database and carries out database reading and writing operation; the group query module for the streaming media server handles the interactive communication with the streaming media server; the terminal request content management module handles the affairs of terminal requests for streaming media content; the user-defined coordination module inputs and makes coordination mechanism; the human-computer interaction interface handles the inputting and outputting of database information. The management sever provides a playbill list of the streaming media server with the best quality of service for users, which leads the users to receive optimal watching effect when watching request programs.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the stream media technology field, particularly relate to a kind of stream media management server.
Background technology
Along with the development of the stream media technology and the network communications technology, people to the demand of network by simple data transport to comprehensive real-time multimedia business development.Support the number of the streaming media server of multi-user's program request also to increase along with the expansion of professional scale.But no matter present broadband network is internet, wide area network, or the level of informatization is than higher enterprises lan, and its bandwidth all can't satisfy growing audio/video flow transmission fully.The streaming media cluster technology of present stage has solved the problem of multi-user concurrent service, but owing to self lack effective administrative mechanism, causes maldistribution of the resources even, and localized network bottleneck, congested and packet loss have influenced whole streaming media service quality.Existing stream media service system has following limitation:
(1) present management server is not coordinated the supply-demand relationship function of terminal and streaming media server;
(2) number along with terminal increases, and the ability that the streaming media server that is in intensive customer group is handled the parallel duplex data flow reaches capacity, and may cause terminal plays buffer time long even can't watch;
(3) in the same multimedia service, the terminal access quantity of each streaming media server is unbalanced, causes some streaming media server free time, some load of stream media server overload;
Up-to-date stream media management server mainly is Content Management (patent application 200610078410.3), safety management (patent application 200610144027.3), managing entitlement (patent application 02828027.X) and member management (patent application 200610078852.8) at present.These management methods at all be object independently, do not have the function of balanced flow media server service quality.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem to be solved by this invention is: a kind of management server of coordinating a plurality of streaming media servers is provided, this management server can be distributed in the streaming media server of different regions by management, ask in the process of program guide the user, different according to user right and streaming media server resource situation, programme on the streaming media server of current optimal service quality tabulation is provided for the user, make the user when watching request program, watch that effect reaches best.
The technical solution of described management server: it comprises endpoint registration administration module, database query module, streaming media server group enquiry module, terminal request content managing module, self-defined Coordination module and human-computer interaction interface:
Endpoint registration administration module: processing terminal registration transactions;
Database query module: the interactive communication of processing and database, carry out the database read write operation;
Streaming media server group enquiry module: handle interactive communication with streaming media server;
Terminal request content managing module: the affairs of processing terminal request streaming medium content;
Self-defined Coordination module: the input and the formulation coordination system;
Human-computer interaction interface: set self-defined coordination system parameter, typing terminal authority log-on message, inquiry and display terminal log-on message, inquiry and display stream medium server state information.
The present invention has following significant advantage:
(1) utilize this management server to realize overall management work to existing a plurality of streaming media servers.
(2) consulted by the access of this management servers process terminal, streaming media server only need provide the medium forwarding capability.
(3) terminal is carried out differentiated control, authority is clearly demarcated, helps the running of stream media value added service.
(4) overall arrangement by this management server, the access available stream media server that terminal is orderly is realized the load balancing of whole stream media service system, improves the robustness of system.
(5) this management server relates to the management of database, streaming media server and terminal, and is multiple functional, and operator can self-defined rule, realizes multiple value-added service.
(6) provide available programs single by this management server, make streaming media server not have the restriction of network area, realize the streaming media service of heterogeneous network to terminal; Do not have association between each streaming media server simultaneously, by this management server overall management, this service operating mode has strengthened the fail safe of system.
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Fig. 1 is the network topological diagram of specific embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the system flow chart of the described network topology of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 management server flow chart of the present invention.
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As shown in Figure 1, management server convection media server cluster of the present invention, user terminal and database manage.User terminal, management server and streaming media server exchange information by router.
As shown in Figure 2: the management server of a plurality of streaming media servers of described coordination specifically comprise endpoint registration administration module, database query module, streaming media server group enquiry module, terminal request content managing module, self-defined Coordination module and human-computer interaction interface.This management server can manage existing streaming media server group by man-machine interface, and the existing programme information of convection media server manages, and end message and authority are managed, and sets the coordination system.
The endpoint registration administration module: the processing terminal registration transactions, comprise the required account number cipher of login of terminal, and terminal interface grade and the authority that need formulate.This module energy receiving terminal register requirement, Query Database is determined its authority, sends to terminal and succeeds in registration or registration failure message.The used signaling format of this module communication meets Session Initiation Protocol.
Database query module: the interactive communication of processing and database, carry out the database read write operation.The database connection request that this module acceptance has administrator right, the read-write of processing terminal log-on message, the read-write of streaming media server content information and co-ordination principle read-write.
Streaming media server group enquiry module: the interactive communication of processing and streaming media server.This module Query Database obtains streaming media server tabulation, timed sending querying command each streaming media server in the tabulation, and the feedback information of receiving stream media server is submitted to database to upgrade the streaming media server state information.
Terminal request content managing module: processing terminal request streaming medium content affairs.This module is accepted the request content signaling of registered terminals, and co-ordination principle and Streaming Media state information in the Query Database select to meet most the streaming media server of co-ordination principle, and the chained address of selected streaming media server is sent to terminal.
Self-defined Coordination module: formulate the coordination system.This module is filled in coordination system parameter by human-computer interaction interface, is submitted to database storage.
Human-computer interaction interface: the input and output of deal with data library information.Be used to set self-defined coordination system parameter, typing terminal authority log-on message, inquiry and display terminal log-on message, inquiry and display stream medium server state information.
This management server is mainly realized following seven processes:
1) endpoint registration management process (this process is by Event triggered, as administrator interfaces typing incident and endpoint registration request comes incident)
11) keeper for terminal preestablishes register account number, password, type and grade, and deposits database by man-machine interface typing mode in;
12) terminal sends the register requirement that has register account number and password when this management server of visit;
13) this management server comparison register account number and password are determined whether legal registration of terminal, if legal, execution in step 21), otherwise return error message.
2) be precondition terminal request content process (this process is by Event triggered, with process 1), 3))
21) carrying out 1) after the step, the processing terminal content requests.By the coordination system in the database query module Query Database, according to the available streaming media server information of coordination system inquiry, the information that inquires is sorted again earlier;
22) this management server is according to the terminal authority information, selects the programme contents list on the streaming media server of this terminal could access, returns to terminal by the terminal request content managing module.
3) streaming media server query script (this process can by co-ordination principle assignment procedure 5) is a trigger condition, is defaulted as computer cycle and regularly carries out)
31) among the streaming media server group each server all with this management server on the communication of streaming media server enquiry module, accept the inquiry of management server;
32) streaming media server sends programme information and current running state information on this streaming media server to this management server;
33) after this management server receives streaming media server information, carry out database update by database query module.
4) be prerequisite interface management program process (this process is by Event triggered, with process 2) or 3))
41) keeper is by the classification and the grade of human-computer interaction interface setting program, in step 33) afterwards, the keeper can also upgrade the classification and the grade of program by human-computer interaction interface;
42) in step 22) in, select the programme contents list on the streaming media server of this terminal could access, be the programme contents list of selecting to comprise respective classes, grade according to the type and the grade of terminal.
5) layout setting coordination system process (this process is by Event triggered)
51) set coordination system parameter by human-computer interaction interface, formulate the coordination system, deposit database in by self-defined Coordination module; Coordination system parameter comprises that the tabulation of streaming media server group address, the time cycle of inquiry streaming media server, the separate unit streaming media server connecting terminal upper limit, separate unit streaming media server allow authority, the programme effective time of separate unit streaming media server and the effective time of co-ordination principle of terminal access;
6) coordination process (this process is by Event triggered, with process 2) is a precondition)
61) in step 31) in, this management server is regularly inquired about each streaming media server in the streaming media server group address tabulation according to the time cycle of the inquiry streaming media server in the coordination system parameter, each streaming media server is informed its operating state to this management server, and this management server is the streaming media server state information in the new database more;
62) in step 21) in, inquiring about available streaming media server information and ordering, is to allow the authority of terminal access, the programme of separate unit streaming media server to sort effective time according to the separate unit streaming media server connecting terminal upper limit in the coordination system parameter, separate unit streaming media server.
64) in step 33) when this management server convection media server is inquired about, if certain streaming media server is not got in touch with this management server for a long time, it is invalid that this management server then is revised as this streaming media server state information, up to this streaming media server send state information once more, this management server then upgrades database information.
The explanation of various information in this management server:
End message: after terminal was only registered in management server, management server was just handled the request of this terminal, and end message can carry out interface modification according to the expansion of business.End message comprises that terminal account number ID, terminal authentication information, terminal allow to watch program authority, terminal bill paying information, the account number term of validity etc.
Streaming media server information: by the information of streaming media server, carry out the registration management of streaming media server, in running, carry out communication with streaming media server, the programme information on the interactive server obtains the state information of this server etc.
Database information: according to the design of management server, need recorded information to comprise: streaming media server information, end message, programme information etc., in the management server running, need be to the increasing of these information, modification, deletion and inquiry work.
Streaming media server harmony messages: streaming media server sum, separate unit streaming media server allow to access terminal several upper limits, current number, the current programme of separate unit streaming media server, the current terminal access authority of separate unit streaming media server, the current running status of separate unit streaming media server etc. of accessing terminal of separate unit streaming media server.
Programme information: program ID, programm name, program chaining address (URL), program file size, program category etc.The programme information that management server is uploaded according to streaming media server writes database; Message such as the program increase that convection media server is done, deletion are correspondingly processed, simultaneously can be voluntarily to the program in the database classify, differentiated control, give the leeway of client's multiple choices, more class of service is provided.
The programme information that sends to terminal comprises: streaming media server address, streaming media server program guide, streaming media server allow access key etc.
According to above-mentioned management server, as shown in Figure 2, the whole system operation flow process is as follows:
(1) this management server is opened, and connects database, keeps being connected with database;
(2) this management server is set the streaming media server information such as IP, port of the streaming media server of management by human-computer interaction interface, sets the coordination system and the end message of management server.Coordination system parameter comprises that the tabulation of streaming media server group address, the time cycle of inquiry streaming media server, the separate unit streaming media server connecting terminal upper limit, separate unit streaming media server allow authority, the programme effective time of separate unit streaming media server and the effective time of co-ordination principle of terminal access.
(3) among the streaming media server group each server all with this management server on the communication of streaming media server enquiry module, accept the inquiry of management server.This management server is regularly inquired about each streaming media server in the streaming media server group address tabulation according to the time cycle of the inquiry streaming media server in the coordination system parameter, each streaming media server is informed its operating state to management server, and management server is the streaming media server state information in the new database more.During the inquiry of management server convection media server, if certain streaming media server is destroyed, management server upgrades the tabulation of streaming media server group address, removes this streaming media server.
(4) this management server is according to the IP of streaming media server and port etc., more the streaming media server information record in the new database;
(5) streaming media server sends programme information and current running state information on this server to management server, and the program that this management server is uploaded streaming media server by database query module is written in the database according to form;
(6) this management server is by program, to program classify, the branch rank;
(7) this management server carries out the grade processing to terminal, and the typing end message comprises register account number, password, type and grade, and deposits database in;
(8) terminal is by the account password access management server.If terminal has been registered then Query Database, co-ordination principle and the available streaming media server information of terminal rank inquiry according to management server is set sort the information that inquires.Sort method is to allow the authority of terminal access, the programme of separate unit streaming media server to carry out effective time according to the separate unit streaming media server connecting terminal upper limit in the coordination system parameter, separate unit streaming media server.
(9) this management server is again according to the terminal authority information, selects the programme content on the streaming media server of this terminal could access, generates programme, waits for the stage of reading co-ordination principle that then turns back to when idle; The denial of service if terminal is unregistered;
(10) this management server sends to terminal with programme;
(11) after terminal was received programme, according to programme information, the program that selection will be watched was watched.
The generation of obtaining with programme to programme information describes below:
Maximum characteristics among the present invention distinguish streaming media server and management work come exactly, come management flow media server group and end message by a special management server, so both made things convenient for the management maintenance of terminal, and simultaneously a plurality of streaming media servers had been maximized the use.And being terminal, present key how to obtain the programme on the various flows media server.
At first, streaming media server is registered existing program on the own server to management server, management server is deposited into the source of these programme informations and programme information in the database listing, here, streaming media server also can be arranged to finish automatically the registration of all programs, also can optionally register program by the streaming media server manager.
Management server is after operation, the coordination system when setting management server is set work to the streaming media server group who is managed comprises that time cycle, the separate unit streaming media server connecting terminal upper limit, the separate unit streaming media server of inquiring about streaming media server allow authority, the programme effective time of separate unit streaming media server and the effective time of co-ordination principle of terminal access; Also can be simply by the single streaming media server load upper limit or load balancing, nearby principle etc. are set.By setting such coordination system, after the real-time operating state of obtaining the streaming media server group, just can make the utilance of network and server reach optimum as much as possible.
When terminal is logined, information such as the number of the account of management server verification terminal and password; If terminal exists, management server detects the state of the server that exists, and according to the grade of terminal and the coordination system of authority and management server setting, obtains the streaming media server that network can be used.
At last,, search program information table according to the streaming media server of selecting and the authority of terminal, according to the form of terminal agreement, write these programme informations as the list form, send to terminal.
In management server, can also carry out multiple value-added service, carry out Classification Management, differentiated control as the program in the convection media server, according to the authority of terminal, return different programmes.
This management server also has a reasonable advantage to be exactly: after the terminal login, the programme that obtains can thereby can't not watched program because of the former of management server, has avoided having influence on because of the network security problem of management server client's use.
It should be noted that at last above embodiment only in order to the explanation the present invention and and unrestricted technical scheme described in the invention; Therefore, although this explanation is carried out the explanation of message to the present invention with reference to each above-mentioned embodiment,, will be understood by those skilled in the art that, still can make amendment or be equal to replacement the present invention.
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1. a management server of coordinating a plurality of streaming media servers comprises endpoint registration administration module, database query module, streaming media server group enquiry module, terminal request content managing module, self-defined Coordination module and human-computer interaction interface, wherein:
Endpoint registration administration module: processing terminal registration transactions;
Database query module: the interactive communication of processing and database, carry out the database read write operation;
Streaming media server group enquiry module: handle interactive communication with streaming media server;
Terminal request content managing module: the affairs of processing terminal request streaming medium content;
Self-defined Coordination module: the input and the formulation coordination system;
Human-computer interaction interface: the input and output of deal with data library information;
Described management server management flow media server group's programme information specifically may further comprise the steps:
21) among the streaming media server group each server all with this management server on the communication of streaming media server enquiry module, accept the inquiry of management server;
22) streaming media server sends programme information and current running state information on this server to management server;
23) management server carries out the renewal of database by database query module convection media server information;
Described management server is selected existing program according to the coordination system of setting in the process of processing terminal content requests, specifically comprise:
31) in step 21) before, set coordination system parameter by human-computer interaction interface, formulate the coordination system by self-defined Coordination module, deposit database in;
32) in the process of processing terminal content requests,, according to the available streaming media server information of coordination system inquiry, the information that inquires is sorted again earlier by the coordination system in the database query module Query Database;
33) information that inquires is sorted after, this management server is according to the terminal authority information, selects the programme contents list on the streaming media server of this terminal could access, returns to terminal by the terminal request content managing module.
2. the management server of a plurality of streaming media servers of coordination according to claim 1 is characterized in that in managing programm information and when selecting programme information, to program classify, the branch rank, specifically comprise:
41) set the classification and the grade of program by human-computer interaction interface, in step 23) afterwards, also upgrade the classification and the grade of program by human-computer interaction interface;
42) in step 33) in, select the programme contents list on the streaming media server of this terminal could access, be the programme contents list of selecting to comprise respective classes, grade according to the type and the grade of terminal.
3. the management server of a plurality of streaming media servers of coordination according to claim 2 is characterized in that realizing the setting of terminal authority, in step 32 when terminal is carried out registration management) before, specifically may further comprise the steps:
51) keeper comprises register account number, password, type and grade for terminal preestablishes, and deposits database in by man-machine interface typing mode;
52) terminal sends the register requirement that has register account number and password when this management server of visit;
53) this management server comparison register account number and password are determined whether legal registration of terminal, if legal, execution in step 32), otherwise return error message.
4. according to the management server of claim 1, a plurality of streaming media servers of 2 or 3 described coordinations, it is characterized in that described management server is coordinated a plurality of streaming media servers by the coordination system, make network reach equally loaded, specifically comprise:
61) in step 31) in, coordination system parameter comprises that the tabulation of streaming media server group address, the time cycle of inquiry streaming media server, the separate unit streaming media server connecting terminal upper limit, separate unit streaming media server allow authority, the programme effective time of separate unit streaming media server and the effective time of co-ordination principle of terminal access;
62) in step 21) in, this management server is regularly inquired about each streaming media server in the streaming media server group address tabulation according to the time cycle of the inquiry streaming media server in the coordination system parameter, each streaming media server is informed its operating state to management server, and management server is the streaming media server state information in the new database more;
63) in step 32) in, inquiring about available streaming media server information and ordering, is to allow the authority of terminal access, the programme of separate unit streaming media server to sort effective time according to the separate unit streaming media server connecting terminal upper limit in the coordination system parameter, separate unit streaming media server.
5. the management server of a plurality of streaming media servers of coordination according to claim 4, it is characterized in that: step 21) when the management server convection media server is inquired about, if certain streaming media server is destroyed, management server upgrades the tabulation of streaming media server group address, removes this streaming media server.
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