easy live streaming in surfmedia and mediamosa: architecture and features of an open source,...

TERENA Networking Conference, VilniusJune 1, 2010

Live streaming for everyoneand

The MediaMosa video platform

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Jens de SmitFrans Ward

Agenda

Frans WardTechnical Product Manager

SURFnet Advanced [email protected]

12 min.

SURFnet Video Services SURFmedia Live streaming in SURFmedia12 min.

MediaMosa Architecture & Features MediaMosa Open Community MediaMosa Status & Roadmap6 min.

Questions

TERENA Networking Conference, Vilnius, June 1, 2010SURFnet. We make innovation work

Jens de SmitYoung Talent

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1998 Audio & Video hosting service (AV-hosting) - 1st generation

2003 SURFnet Video Portal (SVP) - 2nd generation

2005 SURFnet-TV Live Netcasting

2007 Start new generation video services - 3rd generation Part of the SURFnet/Kennisnet Innovation program Separate backend - frontend functionality

SURFnet Video Services


SURFnet Video Services

SURFmediaVOD + live

frontend

VOD backend Live backend


SURFmediaSURFnet’s online mediaportal

www.surfmedia.nl

Frontend


SURFmedia Features• Video hosting for individual users• SURFfederatie as external identity provider• Flexible search options on metadata• Access control for individuals and groups• Portal for live video streams


SURFmedia Facts and Figures +/- 25.000 user accounts

+/- 85.000 videos

+/- 250.000 requested streams per month

+/- 15 TB of video assets

Content Suppliers:


SURFmedia live streaming functionality• Portal to SURFmedia live backend• Channels available to everyone, but…•… procedural nightmare to request•… maintenance nightmare to keep updated

• Goal: develop a live streaming complement to existing on-demand functionality


SURFmedia Live - overview

• Software interface between SURFmedia front-end and SURFmedia live backend• Users announce programmes• Frequent broadcasters can reserve channels• Searchable programme guide• Everything with a

minimal number of actions


SURFmedia Live - streaming formats

• Multiple formats are supported: Windows Media, Flash H264/VP6, Ogg Theora/Vorbis, MP3• Use your own encoder: Flash Media Live Encoder,

Windows Media Encoder, ices, etc…•Or use the embedded Flash encoder with your

webcam


SURFmedia Live –step-by-step


SURFmedia Live –status and roadmap

•Dec. 2009: Proof of Concept•Today: SURFmedia live backend updated• Summer 2010: acceptance testing and in production

Future: • Integration with MediaMosa backend • Feature set expanded (social media integration)

TERENA Networking Conference, Vilnius, June 1, 2010

SURFnet. We make innovation work

SURFmedia Live –key points• Simple• Fast• Flexible1.

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3rd generation Video ServicesArchitecture Requirements

• Separation of frontend and backend functionality

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• Based on a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

• Multiple end-user applications on a centralized video backend infrastructure

• Performance and High availability

• Scalable for future expansions

• Flexibility: combining components


WebservicesOver 150, divided in services for....

• Play Video (PlayProxy HTML wrapper)• Authentication (DBUS for EUA)• Authorization

(Domain, REALM, Group or mixed)• Upload (PUT, POST, FTP)• Transcoding• Media Management: mediafiles, assets

and collections• Search: Contextual Query Language • Jobs• Metadata and OAI/PMH• Notification• Logging and Statistics

http://mediamosa.org/api




End-user Application. Web frontend for media distribution. SURFnet: SURFmedia



Video backend infrastructure, including streaming- and transcoding servers and storage.

SURFnet: VP-Core



Support Applications: White Label EGA, Provider Application and OAI Provider / Harvester


SURFnet: VP-Core



Support Applications: White Label EGA, Provider Application and OAI Provider / Harvester


SURFnet: VP-Core

Powered by MediaMosa:

open source application for media management and distribution


MediaMosa is.....


Open Source (GPLv2) Software

MediaMosa is.....



For building an online delivery and media management platform

MediaMosa is.....




For (streaming) video, audio and in fact any content

MediaMosa is.....





Features flexible metadata sets and transoding services

MediaMosa is.....






Modular and based on the Drupal framework, using REST principles

MediaMosa is.....






Modular and based on the Drupal framework, using REST principles

MediaMosa is the basis for various successful video services that SURFnet provide to the Dutch educational sector.

MediaMosa is.....


Open SourceGPLv2

Main Entry: 1me·dia-mo-saPronunciation: \ˈmē-dē-əә-mō-ˈzā\Function: open source software to build a media management and distribution platformRelease Date: 8 april 2009

Open as in Open Source, Open Technology, Open Formats, Open Content, Open Exchange.

Partner for development:


MediaMosa Community


MediaMosa Community

http://mediamosa.org





• Code Repository Subversion (SVN)• Community Forum• Documentation• Issue Tracker• Online Reference Guide• Wiki • Projects:

MediaMosa Building Block for BlackboardRichMedia EUA for viewing weblecture recordings

• Open Access• English language




MediaMosa Status & Roadmap

Continued development: 2010: Three major releases based on new Drupal 7 framework Focus to provide a better and more supported community version for open source development

Some Topics:• Rich Media - Weblecture recording support• Transcripting Technology Scout• MediaMosa Open API / Cloud• Enhanced support for other content than audio/video

Available on mediamosa.org

Release 2.1


http://www.mediamosa.org









MediaMosa Highlightsor why should I be interested?

★ MediaMosa is the basis for various successful video services that SURFnet and Kennisnet provide to the Dutch educational sector

★ Open as in Open Source, Open Technology, Open Formats, Open Content, Open Exchange, Open Access

★ Options to set access restrictions for playing media

★ Modular and Highly Flexible

★ Features a Rich Feature set

★ New 2.x version introduces many improvements for open source developers
