Methods, apparatuses and computer readable mediums for network based media processing

A method for provisioning media content to one or more media sinks, the method comprising:

• distributing a first plurality of tasks for processing first media content among at least a first slicing window and a second slicing window based on a connection map included in a workflow description from a network based media processing (NBMP) source, the first slicing window including at least one first task from among the first plurality of tasks and the second slicing window including at least one second task from among the first plurality of tasks;
• and
• provisioning the first media content to at least a first of the one or more media sinks by
• deploying the at least one first task to one or more first media processing entities, and
• deploying the at least one second task to one or more of the first media processing entities in response to receiving an indication that the at least one first task has been deployed successfully.

A network apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the network apparatus to
• distribute first plurality of tasks for processing first media content among at least a first slicing window and a second slicing window based on a connection map included in a workflow description from a network based media processing (NBMP) source, the first slicing window including at least one first task from among the first plurality of tasks and the second slicing window including at least one second task from among the first plurality of tasks;
• and
• provision the first media content to at least a first of one or more media sinks by
• deploying the at least one first task to one or more first media processing entities, and
• deploying the at least one second task to one or more of the first media processing entities in response to receiving an indication that the at least one first task has been deployed successfully.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor at network apparatus, cause the network apparatus to perform a method for provisioning media content to one or more media sinks, the method comprising:

• distributing a first plurality of tasks for processing first media content among at least a first slicing window and a second slicing window based on a connection map included in a workflow description from a network based media processing (NBMP) source, the first slicing window including at least one first task from among the first plurality of tasks and the second slicing window including at least one second task from among the first plurality of tasks;
• and
• provisioning the first media content to at least a first of the one or more media sinks by
• deploying the at least one first task to one or more first media processing entities, and
• deploying the at least one second task to one or more of the first media processing entities in response to receiving an indication that the at least one first task has been deployed successfully.