METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING LIVE VIDEO

Provided are a method, apparatus and system for playing a live video, which relate to the technical field of computers, with the main purpose of realizing on-line live broadcast of a video using a peer-to-peer network, so as to solve the problem of non-uniform loads due to the fact that excessive users access a resource server. The technical solution adopted in the embodiments of the present invention comprises: a client sending a playing request of a live video to a control centre, so that the control centre counts the number of clients watching the live video, and returns a shared client list to the client according to a pre-set strategy; establishing a data communication link with a shared client in the list according to the shared client list returned by the control centre; sending a subscription request of the live video by using the data communication link; receiving packet data information sent by the shared client according to the subscription request; and combining the packet data information sent by