Session-Oriented VOD
There are three leading session VOD architectures, RTSP, MHA, and RPC.
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Legacy VOD architectures are based on UDP port mapping algorithms, which are
static from the view of the Edge QAMs.
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Emerging VOD architectures are session oriented, whereby each VOD session is
signaled through the whole network.
RTSP/MHA Architecture
RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) and MHA are on-demand network control systems.
MHA and RTSP are similar and utilize the same protocols for communication and control.
The figure below illustrates this architecture:
DAC
RDS
(EMMs)
Network
Encryptor
(NE)
V1
(GigE)
R4, D7
Encryption
Resource
VOD
Manager
Pump
(EnRM)
S4
Session
S3
Manager
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3rd Party
ECMG
R3
(SCS-ECMG)
DWDM
V2
Network
(GigE)
S6
S1
Control RF
Media RF
V3
APEX
(GigE)
(QAM)
R6, D6
Edge
Resource
Manager
(ERM)
B
VOD
V4
Client
(STB)
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