METHOD FOR MANAGING A STREAMING MEDIA SERVICE

摘要

One embodiment of the invention includes a method (1300) for managing a streaming media service. The method includes receiving (1302) a request (1004) for a streaming media service from a client (1002). The streaming media service includes a plurality of media services components (1020). Additionally, the method includes determining (1304) which media service component of the plurality of media services components to assign to a service node (1022) of a plurality of service nodes of a network (1212). The method also includes informing (1306) each service node assigned to perform a media service components enabling the streaming media service to be performed on a streaming media (1032).