CN101964794A - Media tandem method and system for multimedia service system - Google Patents

Media tandem method and system for multimedia service system Download PDF

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CN101964794A
CN101964794A CN2010105035297A CN201010503529A CN101964794A CN 101964794 A CN101964794 A CN 101964794A CN 2010105035297 A CN2010105035297 A CN 2010105035297A CN 201010503529 A CN201010503529 A CN 201010503529A CN 101964794 A CN101964794 A CN 101964794A
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The invention discloses a media tandem method and a media tandem system for a multimedia service system. The method comprises the following steps that: at least one dependent node is configured for a node; the node receives a media content service request from user equipment (UE); if the node cannot provide a media content service for the UE, the node sends a tandem request to the dependent node; and the node receives a tandem response from the dependent node and returns a media content service response to the UE, so that the UE receives the media content service through the dependent node, wherein the media content service response comprises the information of the dependent node. The method and the system can improve media request speed.

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The media-junction method and system that are used for multi-media service system
Technical field
The present invention relates to communication field, relate in particular to a kind of media-junction method and system that are used for multi-media service system.
Background technology
The raising of the network bandwidth and 3G (Third Generation) development of wireless communication devices, the value-added services businesses of carrying out on communication network based on media content provide possibility.Stream media technology provide a kind of in network the mode of media contents such as transmission of video, audio frequency, picture, therefore at multi-media service system, particularly obtained in the mobile multi-media service using widely.
Simultaneously,, in communication network, carry out multimedia service, become a kind of trend gradually such as multimedia services such as IPTV Web TV, video monitoring, mobile TV, mobile phone-downloaded along with the development of telecommunication network technology.
In the current multi-media service system, calling terminal and called end all exist gatekeeper and tandem equipment, and the problem of bringing is that step complexity, efficient are low; And, use a total administration module to manage tandem between each stream media equipment, though can realize the dynamic tandem between the stream media equipment of dependence, but expansion along with system scale, it is very big that the burden of administration module becomes, and responds slack-offly, influences user's experience.
Summary of the invention
Because there are the problems referred to above in the media-junction technology of existing multi-media service system and make the present invention, main purpose of the present invention for this reason is to provide a kind of media-junction method and system that are used for multi-media service system, wherein:
The media-junction method that is used for multi-media service system according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: at least one relies on node for node configuration; Node receives the media content service request from subscriber equipment; If node can not provide media content service for subscriber equipment, then send the tandem request to relying on node; Node receives from the tandem response that relies on node, and returns the media content service response to subscriber equipment, makes subscriber equipment enjoy media content service by relying on node, wherein, comprises the information that relies on node in the media content service response.
Preferably, node is after relying on node transmission tandem request, and this method further comprises: can provide media content service for subscriber equipment if rely on node, then return the tandem response to node.
Preferably, if node receives from the tandem of a plurality of dependence nodes response, then node returns the media content service response to subscriber equipment and further comprises: the information that comprises the dependence node of the tandem response that receives earlier in the media content service response.
Preferably, node is after subscriber equipment returns the media content service response, and this method further comprises: the dependence node receives the media content service request from subscriber equipment, and provides media content service to subscriber equipment.
Preferably, node receives from the tandem response that relies on node and further comprises: node storage tandem responds corresponding media content service request and relies on nodal information.
Preferably, this method further comprises: after treating the scheduled time, node receives from the media content service request of subscriber equipment and can not provide this media content service for this subscriber equipment the time, node returns the media content service response according to the dependence nodal information of storage to subscriber equipment.
Media-junction system according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: configuration module, and at least one relies on node to be used to node configuration; First receiver module is used to receive the media content service request from subscriber equipment; Sending module is used for if node can not provide media content service for subscriber equipment, then sends the tandem request to relying on node; Second receiver module is used to receive the tandem response from relying on node; Processing module, the tandem response that is used for receiving according to second receiver module is returned the media content service response to subscriber equipment, makes subscriber equipment enjoy media content service by relying on node, wherein, comprises the information that relies on node in the media content service response.
Preferably, if second receiver module receives the tandem response from a plurality of dependence nodes, then processing module comprises the information of the dependence node of the tandem response that receives earlier in the media content service response that subscriber equipment returns.
Preferably, this system further comprises: cache module, it is connected with processing module with second receiver module respectively, is used to store corresponding media content service request and the dependence nodal information of tandem response that second receiver module receives.
Preferably, if first receiver module receives after at the fixed time from the media content service request of subscriber equipment and can not provide this media content service for this subscriber equipment the time, processing module is further used for: the dependence nodal information according to the cache module storage returns the media content service response to subscriber equipment.
Compared with prior art, according to technical scheme of the present invention,, and directly rely on node by node and initiate tandem request mode and realize sharing of media resource between node to it by the dependence between the configuration node, alleviate the burden of management-side, improved the speed of medium requests.
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Accompanying drawing described herein is used to provide further understanding of the present invention, constitutes the application's a part, and illustrative examples of the present invention and explanation thereof are used to explain the present invention, do not constitute improper qualification of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the flow chart according to the media-junction method of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart according to the preferred process scheme of the media-junction method of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram according to the application scenarios of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the block diagram according to the media-junction system of the embodiment of the invention.
Embodiment
The present invention relates to comprise the multimedia service field in the communication networks such as IPTV (Web TV), video monitoring, mobile stream media system, mobile phone-downloaded.Main thought of the present invention mainly is, by the dependence between the configuration node, and directly rely on node to it by node and initiate tandem request mode and realize sharing of media resource between node, alleviated the burden of management-side, improved the speed of response medium requests.
Before specifically introducing the present invention, at first introduce some notions that this paper relates to.
Node: node is general designation notion in the IPTV system, and it comprises node-agent (Agent) system, stream media system and memory cell.Node can only corresponding online Agent, and for the stability of node, node generally is divided into Centroid, regional center node, fringe node.Wherein, Centroid provides the information of all programs, and regional center provides the information of most of program, and fringe node mainly provides the information of hot programs.
Rely on node: because the restriction of memory space, node memory cell down can not be stored all programs; For also can be for the user provides service under the non-existent situation of present node program, the user can be to the dependence node request corresponding content of the node of its ownership.Generally speaking, fringe node domain of dependence Centroid, the regional center node relies on Centroid; In particular cases, fringe node also can directly rely on Centroid.
Dependence: the logical relation between node and its dependence node.
For making the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer,, the present invention is described in further detail below in conjunction with drawings and the specific embodiments.
According to embodiments of the invention, provide a kind of media-junction method that is used for multi-media service system.
Fig. 1 is the flow chart according to the media-junction method of the embodiment of the invention, and as shown in Figure 1, this method comprises:
Step S102, at least one relies on node for node configuration;
Step S104, node receives the media content service request from subscriber equipment;
Step S106 if node can not provide media content service for subscriber equipment, then sends the tandem request to relying on node;
Step S108, node receive from the tandem response that relies on node, and return the media content service response to subscriber equipment, make subscriber equipment enjoy media content service by relying on node, wherein, comprise the information that relies on node in the media content service response.Need explanation, this dependence node is a dependence node that the corresponding content service can be provided.
By above-mentioned processing, the dependence node receives the media content service request from subscriber equipment, and provides media content service to subscriber equipment.
Describe the details of above-mentioned processing below in detail.At first, be the one or more dependence nodes of node (or home node) configuration (perhaps can be called the relation of interdependence between configuration home node and its dependence node), then, the dependence nodal information of this home node is handed down to the node of correspondence respectively.
Then, node receives the media content service request from subscriber equipment, judges whether this node can provide media content service for this subscriber equipment: if then directly return the media content service response to node.Otherwise node relies on node to it and sends the tandem request.Here said node can not provide media content service for subscriber equipment, is meant that this node and subordinate's thereof stream media equipment all can not provide media content service for subscriber equipment.
Then, in step S108, if node receives the tandem response from a plurality of dependence nodes, then node comprises the information of the dependence node of the tandem response that receives earlier in the media content service response that subscriber equipment returns, and promptly node at first returns the information of the dependence node that receives at first to subscriber equipment.
And in step S108, node receives from after the tandem response that relies on node, and this node storage tandem responds corresponding media content service request and relies on nodal information.After treating the scheduled time, node receives from the media content service request of subscriber equipment and can not provide this media content service for this subscriber equipment the time, node returns the media content service response according to the dependence nodal information of storage to subscriber equipment.Like this, can improve response speed, increase user experience.
Describe the flow process of above-mentioned processing in detail below in conjunction with Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.Fig. 2 is the flow chart according to the preferred process scheme of the media-junction method of the embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram according to the application scenarios of the embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 3, this scene comprises: positioning server of medium (Media Location Server abbreviates MLS as), 3 Media Resource Servers (Media Resource Server abbreviates MRS as) i.e. are 3 nodes.User terminal (User Equipment abbreviates UE as) or be called subscriber equipment and insert MRS1, the media services content of UE request all has distribution on MRS2 and MRS3.
As shown in Figure 2, the performing step of this dynamic tandem comprises:
Step 1: the relation of interdependence between the MLS configuration node, MRS1 relies on MRS2 and MRS3 (being kept in the database), and then, MLS will rely on nodal information and be handed down to MRS1;
Step 2:UE at first sends media content service request (MCSR) to the MRS1 of its ownership, and MRS1 judges that at first can the stream media equipment of its ownership provide this service, if service can be provided, then changes step 3; If service can not be provided, then change step 6;
Step 3:MRS1 returns media content service response (MCSA) to UE, and MCSA comprises the stream media equipment address information of the optimum that MRS1 returns according to load balancing;
The MCSA that step 4:UE returns according to MRS1 sends service request to stream media equipment;
Step 5:MRS1 provides media content service by the media transmission protocol of standard to UE, and media transmission protocol comprises RTP agreements such as (Real-time Transport Protocol, real time transport protocols), and flow process finishes;
Step 6:MRS1 relies on node M RS2 and MRS3 transmission tandem request (Route Request abbreviates RR as) to it simultaneously;
After step 7:MRS2 and MRS3 received the tandem request of MRS1, can MRS2 and MRS3 judge respectively provide service to the content of request, returns tandem response (RA) to MRS1 then;
Step 8:MRS1 at first receives the response that service can be provided that MRS2 returns, and MRS1 directly returns streaming medium content service response (MCSA) to UE, and the corresponding relation of content and MRS2 is saved in the buffer memory of MRS 1; If MRS1 also receives the response that service can be provided that MRS3 returns, the corresponding relation of content and MRS3 is saved in the buffer memory of MRS1, but no longer returns MCSA to user terminal;
Step 9:UE sends media content service request (MCSR) according to the response that MRS1 returns to MRS2;
Step 10:MRS2 returns media content service response (MCSA) to UE;
The MCSA that step 11:UE returns according to MRS2 sends service request to stream media equipment;
Step 12:MRS2 provides media content service by the media transmission protocol of standard to UE, and media transmission protocol comprises agreements such as RTP, and flow process finishes.
System embodiment
According to embodiments of the invention, also provide a kind of media-junction system.
Fig. 4 is the block diagram according to the media-junction system of the embodiment of the invention, and as shown in Figure 4, this system comprises: configuration module 10, first receiver module 20, sending module 30, second receiver module 40, processing module 50, wherein:
Configuration module 10, at least one relies on node to be used to node configuration;
First receiver module 20 is used to receive the media content service request from subscriber equipment;
Sending module 30, it is connected with first receiver module 20 with configuration module 10 respectively, is used for if node can not provide media content service for subscriber equipment, be that the dependence node of node configuration is to this dependence node transmission tandem request then according to configuration module 10;
Second receiver module 40 is used to receive the tandem response from relying on node;
Processing module 50, it is connected with second receiver module 40, be used for returning the media content service response to subscriber equipment according to the tandem response that second receiver module 40 receives, make subscriber equipment enjoy media content service by relying on node, wherein, comprise the information that relies on node in the media content service response.If second receiver module 40 receives the tandem response from a plurality of dependence nodes, then processing module 50 comprises the information of the dependence node of the tandem response that receives earlier in the media content service response that subscriber equipment returns.
This system further comprises: cache module 60, it is connected with processing module 50 with second receiver module 40 respectively, is used to store corresponding media content service request and the dependence nodal information of tandem response that second receiver module 40 receives.After treating the scheduled time, if first receiver module 20 receives from the media content service request of subscriber equipment and can not provide this media content service for this subscriber equipment the time, processing module 50 is returned the media content service response according to the dependence nodal information of cache module 60 storages to subscriber equipment.
In specific implementation process, can not give unnecessary details with reference to figure 1 and Fig. 2 according to the concrete handling process of the media-junction system of the embodiment of the invention herein.
To sum up, the technique scheme according to the present invention, by the dependence between the configuration node, and directly rely on node by node and initiate tandem request mode and realize sharing of media resource between node to it, alleviated the burden of management-side, improve the speed of response medium requests, improved user experience.
The above is embodiments of the invention only, is not limited to the present invention, and for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and variation.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of being done, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within the claim scope of the present invention.

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1. a media-junction method that is used for multi-media service system is characterized in that, comprising:
At least one relies on node for node configuration;
Described node receives the media content service request from subscriber equipment;
If described node can not provide media content service for described subscriber equipment, then send the tandem request to described dependence node;
Described node receives the tandem response from described dependence node, and return media content service response to described subscriber equipment, make described subscriber equipment enjoy media content service, wherein, comprise the information of described dependence node in the described media content service response by described dependence node.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described node is after described dependence node sends the tandem request, and described method further comprises:
If described dependence node can provide media content service for described subscriber equipment, then return described tandem response to described node.
3. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, if described node receives the tandem response from a plurality of described dependence nodes, then described node returns the media content service response to described subscriber equipment and further comprises:
The information that comprises the described dependence node of the tandem response that receives earlier in the described media content service response.
4. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described node is after described subscriber equipment returns the media content service response, and described method further comprises:
Described dependence node receives the media content service request from described subscriber equipment, and provides media content service to described subscriber equipment.
5. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the tandem response that described node receives from described dependence node further comprises:
Described node is stored the corresponding media content service request of described tandem response and is relied on nodal information.
6. method according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described method further comprises:
After treating the scheduled time, described node receives from the media content service request of described subscriber equipment and can not provide this media content service for this subscriber equipment the time, described node returns the media content service response according to the described dependence nodal information of storage to described subscriber equipment.
7. a media-junction system is characterized in that, comprising:
Configuration module, at least one relies on node to be used to node configuration;
First receiver module is used to receive the media content service request from subscriber equipment;
Sending module is used for then sending the tandem request to described dependence node if described node can not provide media content service for described subscriber equipment;
Second receiver module is used to receive the tandem response from described dependence node;
Processing module, the tandem response that is used for receiving according to described second receiver module is returned the media content service response to described subscriber equipment, make described subscriber equipment enjoy media content service by described dependence node, wherein, the information that comprises described dependence node in the described media content service response.
8. system according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, if described second receiver module receives the tandem response from a plurality of described dependence nodes, then described processing module comprises the information of the described dependence node of the tandem response that receives earlier in the described media content service response that described subscriber equipment returns.
9. system according to claim 7 is characterized in that, further comprises:
Cache module, it is connected with described processing module with described second receiver module respectively, is used to store corresponding media content service request and the dependence nodal information of tandem response that described second receiver module receives.
10. system according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, if described first receiver module receives after at the fixed time from the media content service request of described subscriber equipment and can not provide this media content service for this subscriber equipment the time, described processing module is further used for: the described dependence nodal information according to described cache module storage returns the media content service response to described subscriber equipment.
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