[LUAU] Multicast Video streaming for the Internet?

[Maddog]

I may be a bit off base and I am not familiar with videocasting. I have been 
broadcasting online radio since 1999 and can tell you that there are several 
programs out there for multicasting. Most of these programs require the end 
user to install some software on their machine which in turn makes their 
machine a receiver and a transmitter. The idea is that when a new node 
connects to the broadcast the software detects the closest connection point 
to the end user and connects them to that node rather than the original 
broadcast point. This can save tons of bandwidth for the broadcaster.

Unfortunately most of my experiance in this endeavor has been with Winblows 
so I won't be of much help on the linux end. Maybe something exists like 
this for what you are trying to accomplish with video???

MD
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angela Kahealani" <angela at kahealani.com>
To: "LUAU" <luau at lists.hosef.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [LUAU] Multicast Video streaming for the Internet?


> On Tuesday 2005-02-15 12:28, Dustin Cross wrote:
>> Thanks Angela.
>>
>> I was already looking at VideoLan.  My biggest issue is:
>>
>> 1. how do I get a server on the Mbone?
>> I think I just need to co-locate the server at Lava or Flex, get an
>> Mbone IP, and I am fine.
>
> probably
>
>> 2. do I need the server on Mbone?
>
> you need to connect to someone who's connected to the Mbone,
> like, oh, for e.g., LavaNet
>
>> 3. can users get to the server if it is on Mbone?
>> I have been trying to find anything to connect to on Mbone and can't
>> find anything.  Is no one using Mbone?  Does RR not connect to Mbone?
>>  Will broadband users even be able to access my multicast stream if I
>> get it setup?
>
> last time I asked lavanet they said something on the order of:
> "you should broadcast simultaneously multicast and unicast",
> because many ISPs don't yet support multicast, many of your intended
> recipients will have to access via unicast.
>
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