Method, system and media server for creating multicast channel

A media server, comprising a service processing module, a database module and a live distributing module, wherein,

• the service processing module is configured to receive a command from a client, which carries a channel number and a multicast address of a multicast channel to be created and an interface address of the media server for creating the multicast channel, bind, according to the command for creating the multicast channel, the multicast channel identified by the channel number to the interface identified by the interface address of the media server, transmit a resource apply request to the database module, and transmit a creation command to the live distributing module;
• the database module is configured to obtain port information of the interface identified by the interface address of the media server according to the resource apply request transmitted by the service management module, and returning the port information to the service processing module;
• the live distributing module is configured to receive the creation command transmitted by the service processing module, create the multicast channel from a port identified by the port information to a multicast group identified by the multicast address according to the port information and the multicast address carried in the creation command.