Method and device for live video playback

Abstract

A method for viewing live video playback, comprising: receiving real-time video segment data of video, storing them in a cache and a file system respectively, and obtaining all real-time video segments within a scheduled playback time period before the current time in the cache and file system The index information of the segment data, generate an index file according to the index information, and send the index file to the client, and return the corresponding real-time video segment data to the client according to the client's review request. The above method and device for watching live video playback can realize playback at any time of the current live video, and improve the effectiveness of watching live video.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of communication technologies, in particular to a method and device for watching live video playback. Background technique [0002] HLS (http live streaming) is a streaming media network transmission protocol based on Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP, Hypertext transfer protocol) proposed by Apple. [0003] In the prior art, the HLS live video playback technology has the following two methods. The first method is to support the user video playback function by storing part of the live data in the memory of the server or in the cache of the local disk. The second way is to support playback in the form of on-demand after recording the entire program. [0004] In the above existing technologies, the first method uses the live broadcast data stored in the server memory or disk cache to support playback, which has relatively large limitations. Due to the limitation of the server memory space, it is often only poss...

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[0004] In the above existing technologies, the first method uses the live broadcast data stored in the server memory or disk cache to support playback, which has relatively large limitations. Due to the limitation of the server memory space, it is often only possible to cache videos that last a few minutes. Streaming, does not support playback for a long time video stream

However, when using local disk storage, due to the bottleneck of reading and writing of a single disk, it is impossible to support multi-channel and large-scale program playback.

The disadvantage of the second method is also obvious. After recording the entire program, the program video needs to be transcoded, distributed and other processes before it can be provided to users for viewing. The timeliness of watching live programs is relatively poor.

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