
How the OVS System Communicates
System Architecture
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In a production environment, to ensure real-time delivery with no glitches, the
video server computer must be dedicated to running the OVS:
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If you use logical content or scheduling, the Oracle Server for the database
must run on a separate database server computer.
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If you develop server-side applications to run with your OVS, such as an
application responsible for authenticating and billing clients, they must run on
separate application server computers.
How the OVS System Communicates
This section presents these concepts related to communication in the OVS:
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Circuits
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Sessions
and discusses these processes:
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How Client Devices Connect to the OVS
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How the OVS Delivers Video
Circuits
A circuit is a path of communication between the client and the OVS. A circuit can
be one of these types:
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upstream
—carrying control messages (such as requests for video) from the
client to the OVS
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downstream
—carrying control messages (such as acknowledgments of
requests) and video from the OVS to the client
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bidirectional
—carrying control messages in both directions between the client
and the OVS
Sessions
A client connecting to the OVS establishes a session. A session consists of:
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an identifier for the client
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one or more circuits through which control messages and video are transported
between the client and the OVS
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resources
, or state information for the client and its connection to the OVS
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