Video storage system
View Patent ↗Control data, such as a store-request, and video data are sent via different paths to video storage. More specifically, a load balancer sends the control data from a camera to the storage device, and the camera sends the video data to video storage. By separating the transmission paths of the control data and the video data, it is possible to vary the method for protecting the video storage, depending on the type of data, and to intensively check the control data which are smaller in data quantity, thereby realizing both a high security level and a cost reduction for protecting video storage.
1. A computing system comprising:
a plurality of data storage devices for storing data which is inputted by a data input device;
a load balancing device for selecting one of the plurality of data storage devices to store data base on performance information;
a first firewall device connected to the data input device and the load balancing device, relaying a first quantity of control information; and
a second firewall device connected to the load balancing device, the data input device, and the plurality of data storage devices, relaying a second quantity of video data,
wherein the load balancing device receives control information of storing video data from the data input device via the first firewall device, and selects a first data storage device from the plurality of data storage devices to store the video data base on the performance information,
wherein the first data storage device sends a video pull request to the data input device via the second firewall device, and receives the video data from the data input device via the second firewall device,
wherein the video pull request includes address information of the data input device, authentication information, format information, and bit-rate information.
2. A computing system according to claim 1 , wherein the load balancing device selects the first data storage device from the plurality of data storage devices to store the video data based on the performance information including information of correspondence to required format, sufficient storage capacity, sufficient I/O performance for bit-rate.
3. A computing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first firewall device performs packet encryption for the control information.
4. A computing system according to claim 1 , wherein when the load balancing device selects the first data storage device, the load balancing device sends the request information of storing data to the plurality of data storage devices and receives response from the first data storage device that the request is acceptable.
5. A computing system according to claim 1 , further comprising a video player device,
wherein the video player device inquires of the load balancing device for a target data storage device storing the video data, requests the first data storage device to send the vide data according to the inquiry, and receives the video data from the first data storage device via the second firewall device,
which has received the control data depending on a reply to the control data.
6. A computing system according to claim 1 , wherein the second firewall device prohibits an access from the data input device.