Method for supplying media stream service and system thereof

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for supplying media stream service and a system thereof. The method for supplying media stream service comprises the steps: receiving a transmitted request for supplying media stream service of a user terminal; carrying SP information in the request; obtaining an SP capability strategy according to the SP information carried in the request; and selecting a content distributing network CDN or a point-to-point mode P2P to supply media stream service for a user according to the SP capability strategy. By the technical scheme supplied by the embodiment of the invention, the CDN or the P2P mode can be selected to supply the stream service for the user according to SP capability strategy or the current content distributing network CDN and a point-to-point P2P capability operating state.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of Internet communication, in particular to a method and system for providing media streaming services. Background technique [0002] Currently, there are three ways to provide media streaming services: centralized, distributed, and peer-to-peer (P2P, Peer to Peer). Provider / Content Provider) website directly provides services for users, and SP / CP should independently build a media streaming operation system to support the operation of media streaming services. Distributed refers to the use of content distribution network (CDN, Content Delivery Network) hierarchical networking method, through the management components to complete the unified management, maintenance and operation of content, and the edge server is responsible for providing content to users nearby, so as to ensure the quality of content service. The P2P method means that the P2P client is installed on the computer of the end user, and the con...

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Problems solved by technology

The P2P media streaming service solution still has its obvious flaws: Usually, the process of enabling P2P capabilities through scripts needs to be added on the portal website, and the user side needs to be forced to install the client, which affects the user experience to a certain extent and will cause some users to lose

[0005] Therefore, during the creation process of the present invention, the inventor found that there are at least the following problems in the prior art: the prior art can only use CDN or P2P media stream service mode only, and the cost of CDN media stream service mode is relatively high, and P2P The media streaming service method requires the client to be installed on the user side, resulting in the loss of some users

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