Switching method, apparatus, and system for media source

Abstract

A fast switching method for media source includes: receiving, by a multimedia server, request information for performing media source switching from a user equipment; and switching, by the multimedia server, a current media source to a target media source requested by the user equipment according to the request information, and delivering the target media source to the user equipment through a current session and media communication channel resources. In the present invention, after the user equipment sends the request information for performing media source switching to the multimedia server, the current session and the media communication channel resources between the multimedia server and the user equipment are not released, and the multimedia server delivers the target media source requested by the user equipment through the current session and the media communication channel resources. Therefore, the time taken by the media source switching operation is greatly reduced, thus solving the problem in the conventional art that the user has to wait for a long time when performing the media source switching operation

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