Broadband Network Multimedia Service Platform

The development of broadband network needs content, which is multimedia service. The broadband network will develop better with more multimedia services and more users. During the provision of multimedia services, the broadband Service Providers face a big challenge that it is difficult to develop a new service even when it is likely to be a popular one. The current network software environment and business infrastructure cannot efficiently support new, revenue-generating, value-added services. Service providers need to have a universal platform to support a specific service in an optimal manner. In order to meet the need of multimedia services?development, we advance the concept of Service Platform for Broadband Multimedia Services and do some research on it. The solution of Service Platform for Broadband Multimedia Services supports easily creation of a new service, management and control of services, provides powerful user authentication, integrated, flexible billing. It is the one that provides the functionality, scalability and reliability you need to unlock the potential of your broadband network and maximize return on investment through value-added, revenue-generating services. This article presents the model and architecture of the service platform, and describes the key techniques involved in the platform, such as LDAP-based user management and authentication, neffilter-based service control, and load balance. Then the article describes the implementation of the platform.