Edge Multimedia Processing via Remote Signaling Control

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative Solutions
Generate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Current edge computing-based multimedia data processing methods face high deployment complexity and low system operation and maintenance efficiency, necessitating a simplified approach to reduce latency and enhance management.

Innovation Solution

A multimedia data processing method where a signaling processing module is deployed on a remote node to establish and control sessions with a media processing module on an edge computing node, allowing for efficient processing and forwarding of multimedia data, thereby reducing deployment complexity and improving maintenance efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If a service server is deployed on an edge computing node to implement high-quality and low-latency service, then service quality and latency are improved, but deployment complexity increases and system operation and maintenance efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovelatencyVSAvoiddeployment complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The service server is segmented into two independent modules: a signaling processing module deployed on a remote node and a media processing module deployed on the edge computing node. This segmentation allows the complex service functionality to be distributed across different locations, reducing deployment complexity while maintaining low latency through local media processing at the edge.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The signaling processing module is extracted from the edge computing node and deployed separately on a remote node. This extraction simplifies the edge computing node infrastructure by removing the complex signaling processing requirements, while the media processing module remains at the edge to ensure low latency for media operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Reliability

If a service server is deployed on an edge computing node to implement high-quality and low-latency service, then service quality is improved, but system operation and maintenance efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice qualityVSAvoidoperation and maintenance efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The signaling processing module acts as an intermediary between the terminal device and the media processing module. It establishes and manages sessions, coordinating communication between the remote infrastructure and edge services. This intermediary approach maintains service quality by ensuring proper session management while simplifying operations and maintenance by centralizing signaling control on the remote node where resources are more abundant.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Device complexity

If infrastructure resources are reduced at edge computing nodes, then deployment complexity is reduced, but service delivery capability may be impacted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinfrastructure requirementsVSAvoidservice delivery capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by placing different functional modules at different locations with appropriate resource allocations. The media processing module resides at the edge computing node with access to local infrastructure resources needed for media operations, while the signaling processing module is located at the remote node. This spatial distribution of functions ensures each location has the necessary resources for its specific tasks, maintaining service delivery capability while reducing overall deployment complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP3993341B1Multimedia data processing method and apparatus, storage medium and electronic device
Publication Date: 2024.07.31 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
  • EP3993341B1 patent drawingFigure 1
  • EP3993341B1 patent drawingFigure 2
  • EP3993341B1 patent drawingFigure 3

AI summary

Provided are a multimedia data processing method and apparatus, a storage medium and an electronic device, which relate to the technical field of communications. The multimedia data processing method comprises: establishing a session between a terminal device and a media processing module and controlling the session by means of a signaling processing module deployed at a remote node; and after the session is established with the terminal device, receiving multimedia data sent by the terminal device and processing the multimedia data by means of the media processing module deployed at an edge computing node. The present disclosure can reduce the system deployment complexity and deployment costs, improve the operating and maintenance efficiency and reduce operating and maintenance costs.