DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND RELATED DEVICES

• US 20180007316A1
• Filed: 09/19/2017
• Published: 01/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: XUE, Di
• Granted Patent: US 10,044,978 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/185 with management of multicast group membership
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

A data transmission method is performed at a data transmission system, including: receiving, by a transit device, audio/video data sent by a target client terminal that is in a target communication channel and has an audio/video upstream authority; forwarding, by the transit device, the audio/video data to a broadcast proxy device in the target communication channel, the broadcast proxy device being connected to at least one second client terminal that is in the target communication channel and does not have an audio/video upstream authority; and forwarding, by the broadcast proxy device, the audio/video data to each second client terminal in a corresponding downstream transmission mode according to network quality information of the second client terminal, the network quality information of each second client terminal being collected by the broadcast proxy device in advance.

Claims

1. A data transmission method performed at data transmission system including a transit device and a broadcast proxy device that is communicatively coupled to the transit device, each device having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the method comprising:

receiving, by the transit device, audio/video data sent by a target client terminal that is in a target communication channel and has an audio/video upstream authority;

forwarding, by the transit device, the audio/video data to at least one first client terminal that is in the target communication channel and has an audio/video upstream authority;

forwarding, by the transit device, the audio/video data to the broadcast proxy device in the target communication channel, the broadcast proxy device being connected to at least one second client terminal that is in the target communication channel and does not have an audio/video upstream authority; and

forwarding, by the broadcast proxy device, the audio/video data to each second client terminal in a corresponding downstream transmission mode according to network quality information of the second client terminal, the network quality information of each second client terminal being collected by the broadcast proxy device in advance.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the broadcast proxy device, a redirection instruction sent by a flow control engine device when there is a second client terminal for which an audio/video upstream authority is allocated among the at least one second client terminal; and

transferring, by the broadcast proxy device, an access service of the changed second client terminal to the transit device in the target communication channel according to the redirection instruction.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, by the broadcast proxy device and the transit device, client change information sent by the flow control engine device when the audio/video upstream authority of the target client terminal is canceled, or the first client terminal starts to upload the audio/video data, or the changed second client terminal starts to upload the audio/video data, the client change information being state change information of a client terminal that has an audio/video upstream authority;

forwarding, by the transit device, the client change information to the target client terminal, the at least one first client terminal, and the changed second client terminal; and

forwarding, by the broadcast proxy device, the client change information to the at least one second client terminal.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

reporting, by the broadcast proxy device, to a flow control engine device a total quantity of second client terminals when a total quantity of the at least one second client terminal changes, so that the flow control engine device calculates a total quantity of client terminals in the target communication channel according to the reported total quantity of second client terminals and a total quantity of the target client terminals and the at least one first client terminal.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

maintaining, by the transit device, at least one audio/video call channel;

storing, by the transit device, a broadcast proxy device list respectively corresponding to each audio/video call channel of the at least one audio/video call channel, wherein

the at least one audio/video call channel comprises at least the target communication channel, and the broadcast proxy device list comprises an address of the broadcast proxy device.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the forwarding, by the transit device, the audio/video data to at least one first client terminal that is in the target communication channel and has an audio/video upstream authority, and to the broadcast proxy device in the target communication channel comprises:

splitting, by the transit device, the audio/video data into audio data and video data;

sending, by the transit device, the audio data to an audio mixing device, so that the audio mixing device mixes the audio data to obtain audio mixed data and forwards the audio mixed data to the transit device and the broadcast proxy device;

sending, by the transit device, the video data to a transcoding device, so that the transcoding device processes the video data into a bit stream of at least one level of video quality and forwards the bit stream of at least one level of video quality to the transit device and the broadcast proxy device; and

forwarding, by the transit device, the bit stream of the corresponding level of video quality and the audio mixed data to the at least one first client terminal and in a downstream transmission mode notified by a flow control engine device; and

the forwarding, by the broadcast proxy device, the audio/video data to each second client terminal in a corresponding downstream transmission mode according to network quality information of the second client terminal specifically comprises;

forwarding, by the broadcast proxy device, the bit stream of the corresponding level of video quality and the audio mixed data to each second client terminal according to network quality information of the second client terminal.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

sending, by the transit device, a recording and streaming request to the transcoding device, so that the transcoding device acquires the audio mixed data, encapsulates the audio mixed data and the bit stream of at least one level of video quality into streaming media information, and sends the streaming media information to a recording and storage server and/or a content delivery network (CDN) according to the recording and streaming request.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

before receiving, by the transit device, audio/video data sent by a target client terminal that is in a target communication channel and has an audio/video upstream authority;

receiving, by the transit device, a first access request sent by the target client terminal, and completing, by the transit device, connection with the target client terminal according to the first access request, the first access request being generated by the target client terminal according to an address of the transit device allocated by a policy service device, and the address of the transit device being allocated by the policy service device when the policy service device detects that the target client terminal has an audio/video upstream authority; and

receiving, by the broadcast proxy device, a second access request sent by each second client terminal, and completing, by the broadcast proxy device, connection with each second client terminal according to the second access request, the second access request being generated by each second client terminal according to an address of the broadcast proxy device allocated by the policy service device, and the address of the broadcast proxy device being allocated by the policy service device when the policy service device detects that each second client terminal does not have an audio/video upstream authority.

9. A data transmission system including a transit device and a broadcast proxy device that is communicatively coupled to the transit device, each device having one or more processors, memory and one or more programs stored in the memory that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the data transmission system to perform a plurality of operations including:

receiving, by the transit device, audio/video data sent by a target client terminal that is in a target communication channel and has an audio/video upstream authority;

forwarding, by the transit device, the audio/video data to at least one first client terminal that is in the target communication channel and has an audio/video upstream authority;

forwarding, by the transit device, the audio/video data to the broadcast proxy device in the target communication channel, the broadcast proxy device being connected to at least one second client terminal that is in the target communication channel and does not have an audio/video upstream authority; and

forwarding, by the broadcast proxy device, the audio/video data to each second client terminal in a corresponding downstream transmission mode according to network quality information of the second client terminal, the network quality information of each second client terminal being collected by the broadcast proxy device in advance.

10. The data transmission system according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

receiving, by the broadcast proxy device, a redirection instruction sent by a flow control engine device when there is a second client terminal for which an audio/video upstream authority is allocated among the at least one second client terminal; and

transferring, by the broadcast proxy device, an access service of the changed second client terminal to the transit device in the target communication channel according to the redirection instruction.

11. The data transmission system according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

receiving, by the broadcast proxy device and the transit device, client change information sent by the flow control engine device when the audio/video upstream authority of the target client terminal is canceled, or the first client terminal starts to upload the audio/video data, or the changed second client terminal starts to upload the audio/video data, the client change information being state change information of a client terminal that has an audio/video upstream authority;

forwarding, by the transit device, the client change information to the target client terminal, the at least one first client terminal, and the changed second client terminal; and

forwarding, by the broadcast proxy device, the client change information to the at least one second client terminal.

12. The data transmission system according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

reporting, by the broadcast proxy device, to a flow control engine device a total quantity of second client terminals when a total quantity of the at least one second client terminal changes, so that the flow control engine device calculates a total quantity of client terminals in the target communication channel according to the reported total quantity of second client terminals and a total quantity of the target client terminals and the at least one first client terminal.

13. The data transmission system according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

maintaining, by the transit device, at least one audio/video call channel;

storing, by the transit device, a broadcast proxy device list respectively corresponding to each audio/video call channel of the at least one audio/video call channel, wherein

the at least one audio/video call channel comprises at least the target communication channel, and the broadcast proxy device list comprises an address of the broadcast proxy device.

14. The data transmission system according to claim 9, wherein the forwarding, by the transit device, the audio/video data to at least one first client terminal that is in the target communication channel and has an audio/video upstream authority, and to the broadcast proxy device in the target communication channel comprises:

splitting, by the transit device, the audio/video data into audio data and video data;

sending, by the transit device, the audio data to an audio mixing device, so that the audio mixing device mixes the audio data to obtain audio mixed data and forwards the audio mixed data to the transit device and the broadcast proxy device;

sending, by the transit device, the video data to a transcoding device, so that the transcoding device processes the video data into a bit stream of at least one level of video quality and forwards the bit stream of at least one level of video quality to the transit device and the broadcast proxy device; and

forwarding, by the transit device, the bit stream of the corresponding level of video quality and the audio mixed data to the at least one first client terminal and in a downstream transmission mode notified by a flow control engine device; and

the forwarding, by the broadcast proxy device, the audio/video data to each second client terminal in a corresponding downstream transmission mode according to network quality information of the second client terminal specifically comprises;

forwarding, by the broadcast proxy device, the bit stream of the corresponding level of video quality and the audio mixed data to each second client terminal according to network quality information of the second client terminal.

15. The data transmission system according to claim 14, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

sending, by the transit device, a recording and streaming request to the transcoding device, so that the transcoding device acquires the audio mixed data, encapsulates the audio mixed data and the bit stream of at least one level of video quality into streaming media information, and sends the streaming media information to a recording and storage server and/or a content delivery network (CDN) according to the recording and streaming request.

16. The data transmission system according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

before receiving, by the transit device, audio/video data sent by a target client terminal that is in a target communication channel and has an audio/video upstream authority;

receiving, by the transit device, a first access request sent by the target client terminal, and completing, by the transit device, connection with the target client terminal according to the first access request, the first access request being generated by the target client terminal according to an address of the transit device allocated by a policy service device, and the address of the transit device being allocated by the policy service device when the policy service device detects that the target client terminal has an audio/video upstream authority; and

receiving, by the broadcast proxy device, a second access request sent by each second client terminal, and completing, by the broadcast proxy device, connection with each second client terminal according to the second access request, the second access request being generated by each second client terminal according to an address of the broadcast proxy device allocated by the policy service device, and the address of the broadcast proxy device being allocated by the policy service device when the policy service device detects that each second client terminal does not have an audio/video upstream authority.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs, when executed by a data transmission system comprising a transit device and a broadcast proxy device that is communicatively coupled to the transit device, cause the data transmission system to perform a plurality of operations including:

receiving, by the transit device, audio/video data sent by a target client terminal that is in a target communication channel and has an audio/video upstream authority;

forwarding, by the transit device, the audio/video data to at least one first client terminal that is in the target communication channel and has an audio/video upstream authority;

forwarding, by the transit device, the audio/video data to the broadcast proxy device in the target communication channel, the broadcast proxy device being connected to at least one second client terminal that is in the target communication channel and does not have an audio/video upstream authority; and

forwarding, by the broadcast proxy device, the audio/video data to each second client terminal in a corresponding downstream transmission mode according to network quality information of the second client terminal, the network quality information of each second client terminal being collected by the broadcast proxy device in advance.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

receiving, by the broadcast proxy device, a redirection instruction sent by a flow control engine device when there is a second client terminal for which an audio/video upstream authority is allocated among the at least one second client terminal; and

transferring, by the broadcast proxy device, an access service of the changed second client terminal to the transit device in the target communication channel according to the redirection instruction.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

receiving, by the broadcast proxy device and the transit device, client change information sent by the flow control engine device when the audio/video upstream authority of the target client terminal is canceled, or the first client terminal starts to upload the audio/video data, or the changed second client terminal starts to upload the audio/video data, the client change information being state change information of a client terminal that has an audio/video upstream authority;

forwarding, by the transit device, the client change information to the target client terminal, the at least one first client terminal, and the changed second client terminal; and

forwarding, by the broadcast proxy device, the client change information to the at least one second client terminal.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:

reporting, by the broadcast proxy device, to a flow control engine device a total quantity of second client terminals when a total quantity of the at least one second client terminal changes, so that the flow control engine device calculates a total quantity of client terminals in the target communication channel according to the reported total quantity of second client terminals and a total quantity of the target client terminals and the at least one first client terminal.