1 SURFmedia & SURFmedia Core Platform, Architecture and Features A full featured video platform for students, teachers and educational institutions to use in everyday educational environments Alexander Blanc Frans Ward Alexander.Blanc@surfnet.nl Frans.Ward@surfnet.nl Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
2 Agenda About SURFnet - Organization & Services SURFmedia - History - Architecture - Services & Features SURFmedia Core - Introduction - Rest & Webservices - Main Features Questions Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
3 SURFnet Dutch National Research and Educational Network Connects over 180 educational and research institutions over IP (1 & 10 GB/s dark fiber lightpaths) Connects internationally with Geant2, GLIF, GLORIAD Approximately 1 million users (scientists, teachers and students) Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
4 Services Network infrastructure Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
4 Services Network infrastructure Authentication & Authorization Security Group Communication Document Sharing, VideoConferencing, maillists Multimedia Distribution On demand & Live A/V Help & Support Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
5 MultiMedia Distribution 1998 Audio & Video hosting service 2003 SURFnet Video Portal SURFnet-TV Live Netcasting 2007 Start of design new generation video services Existing platform ‘end of life’ Demand for new features Integration of services Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
5 MultiMedia Distribution 1998 Audio & Video hosting service 2003 SURFnet Video Portal SURFnet-TV Live Netcasting 2007 Start of design new generation video services Existing platform ‘end of life’ Demand for new features Integration of services Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
6 SURFmedia & SURFmedia Core GUI: end user interface Business logic: interface offered functionality Services: connects business logic with components Components: implementation of the services Data: stored data Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
6 SURFmedia & SURFmedia Core SURFmedia GUI: end user interface Business logic: interface offered functionality SURFmediaCore Services: connects business logic with components Components: implementation of the services Data: stored data Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
7 SURFmedia Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
7 SURFmedia Features Federated Authentication, SURFnet guest idp 1GB free storage Advanced Authorization (domain and user based) Tagging, reviewing, rating Screenshots & preview videos WindowsMedia, MP4 (H.264) & Flash Streaming & download (+RSS = VodCast) Integration on-demand & live services Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
8 Interface Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
8 Interface Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
9 Federated authentication Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
10 Web 2.0 Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
11 Virtual Cutter Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
12 Personal environment Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
13 Facts and Figures +/- 8.000 accounts +/- 42.000 assets +/- 500.000 requested streams per month Content suppliers Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
14 Roadmap Regular release management (now working on SURFmedia 2.0) Adding functionality Integration Group Communication Services Integration Rich Media functionality Adding live streaming workflow Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
15 Why use SURFmedia? Federation based authentication & authorization Focus on Research and Education Advanced search and find functionality High quality and multi format video Combination and integration with other end-user services Optimal ease of use Connecting via webservices (back-end) Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
16 SURFmedia Core Architecture and Features A webservice oriented platform for third party content delivery A.k.a VP-X and VP-Core Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
17 SURFmedia Core Overview • SMC is a Middleware Media Platform which allows institutions to connect to with their own applications. • SMC facilitates access to, and usage of (shared) storage capacity, metadata databases, transcoding - and streaming servers of SURFnet. • SMC offers functionality for searching , playing , uploading, transcoding, as well as a fine granularity media access control system towards its users. Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
17 SURFmedia Core Overview • SMC is a Middleware Media Platform which allows institutions to connect to with their own applications. • SMC facilitates access to, and usage of (shared) storage capacity, metadata databases, transcoding - and streaming servers of SURFnet. • SMC offers functionality for searching , playing , uploading, transcoding, as well as a fine granularity media access control system towards its users. Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
18 SURFmedia Core Highlights • h e m e i s e x p a n d a b l e a n d A s s e t M e t a d a t a S c e d i s D C , Q D C , L O M & c u s t o m i z a b l e . I n c l u d C Z P • d i n g s e r v i c e s u s i n g O p e n A u t o m a t e d T r a n s c o c o m m o n f o r m a t s S o u r c e F F m p e g : f o r 4 ) ( F l a s h / W M V / H . 2 6 • r v e s t i n g w i t h O A I / P M H I n d e x p u b l i s h i n g / h a • o m s i m p l e t e x t s e a r c h t o S e a r c h s e r v i c e s : f r e s u s i n g C Q L l e v e l 2 c o m p l e x s e a r c h q u e r i • n e r a t i o n A u t o m a t e d S t i l l s g e • i n g U s i n g O p e n S o u r c e O p e n S o u r c e L i c e n s T o o l s e t Media Management and Distribution Workshop - Zurich, January 29, 2009 SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research Friday, January 30, 2009
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