SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MESSAGE AND AN EVENT BASED VIDEO SERVICES CONTROL PLANE
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes establishing a connection between a client and a messaging fabric of a conductor element associated with a video system; defining a service having a set of features using a set of interfaces associated with an Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP); assigning a plurality of XML namespaces for the set of features of the service; assigning an identifier to the service; and registering the service in a service directory in order to create a mapping between the XML namespaces and the identifier.
1 . A method, comprising:
establishing a connection between a client and a messaging fabric of a conductor element associated with a video system;
defining a service having a set of features using a set of interfaces associated with an Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP);
assigning a plurality of XML namespaces for the set of features of the service;
assigning an identifier to the service; and
registering the service in a service directory in order to create a mapping between the XML namespaces and the identifier.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the service exposes non-XMPP-based features to be accessed by other protocols.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
registering non-XMPP-based features in the service directory using a uniform resource locator (URL).
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the service is invoked by a device in order to support a particular feature of the video system.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing a protocol namespace in the service directory;
retrieving a particular identifier associated with a particular service; and
communicating a message using a messaging infrastructure of the conductor element.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a virtual service identifier is defined for a particular service.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a message associated with a particular service; and
evaluating a service policy in the service directory to determine permissions associated with messaging for the particular service.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the service policy includes matching criteria used to determine whether a particular client is permitted to send messages to the particular service.
9 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
evaluating which groups are associated with a particular client that sent the message, wherein the service policy includes group permissions associated with a plurality of clients.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a plurality of virtual services to the client using multiple service instances for each of the plurality of virtual services such that they appear as a single virtual service to the client.
11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
providing service routing to route messages to specific instances of a particular one of the plurality of virtual services.
12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
registering a protocol namespace in the service directory;
assigning a virtual service identifier for the protocol namespace; and
routing messages addressed to the virtual service identifier to a particular one of a plurality of service instances.
13 . Logic encoded in one or more non-transitory media that includes instructions for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations, comprising:
establishing a connection between a client and a messaging fabric of a conductor element associated with a video system;
defining a service having a set of features using a set of interfaces associated with an Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP);
assigning a plurality of XML namespaces for the set of features of the service;
assigning an identifier to the service; and
registering the service in a service directory in order to create a mapping between the XML namespaces and the identifier.
14 . The logic of claim 13 , wherein the service exposes non-XMPP-based features to be accessed by other protocols.
15 . The logic of claim 13 , the operations further comprising:
registering non-XMPP-based features in the service directory using a uniform resource locator (URL).
16 . The logic of claim 13 , wherein the service is invoked by a device in order to support a particular feature of the video system.
17 . The logic of claim 13 , the operations further comprising:
accessing a protocol namespace in the service directory;
retrieving a particular identifier associated with a particular service; and
communicating a message using a messaging infrastructure of the conductor element.
18 . An apparatus, comprising:
a memory element configured to store instructions;
a processor coupled to the memory element; and
a conductor element, wherein the apparatus is configured to:
establish a connection between a client and a messaging fabric of a conductor element associated with a video system;
define a service having a set of features using a set of interfaces associated with an Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP);
assign a plurality of XML namespaces for the set of features of the service;
assign an identifier to the service; and
register the service in a service directory in order to create a mapping between the XML namespaces and the identifier.
19 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the service is invoked by a device in order to support a particular feature of the video system.
20 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the apparatus is further configured to:
receive a message associated with a particular service; and
evaluate a service policy in the service directory to determine permissions associated with messaging for the particular service, wherein the service policy includes matching criteria used to determine whether a particular client is permitted to send messages to the particular service.