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Live Broadcasting

Abhishek Chikane3 February 2010

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FTV – French Open

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March Madness

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Common Media Delivery Methods - Multicast

• A single one-to-many stream

• Uses bandwidth of only one stream

• Requires multicast-enabled networks

• Typically requires fewer servers than unicast

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Common Media Delivery Methods - Unicast

• Many one-to-one streams • For private and public networks • …vs. multicast:

• Requires more bandwidth per user

• May require more servers

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Common Media Delivery Methods – Unicast Methods

Adaptive Streaming

Movie

3

3

3

3

3

33

3

Packets Packets Packets

Play Seek Pause

Traditional Streaming

Video @ 01:04? Video @ 01:06? Video @ 01:08?

Progressive Download

Movie

3 3 3 3 3

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Common Media Delivery Methods – Server Types

Origin Server • Provides the source content (file or encoder stream) to downstream

servers and end users

Middle Tier and Edge Server • Distribution Server • Typically requires per-event configuration • Receives streams from upstream origin servers and redistributes

them to other servers and end users

Cache/Proxy Server • Typically requires one-time configuration • Proxies initial downstream requests to upstream servers • Splits live streams for downstream servers and end users

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Ecosystem

SourceEncode

r

Server Client

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Streaming Media Systems

 • Free Of Cost• VLC• Windows Media Service With Microsoft Expression Encoder 3• Darwin Streaming Server With QuickTime Broadcaster• Helix DNA Server With Helix Producer Encoder

• Paid• IIS7 With Microsoft Expression Encoder 4• Adobe Media Server With Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder 3.2• Polycom With Microsoft SharePoint Or Exchange Server

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VLC

Source

DV Camcorder

Encoder

VLC Media Player 1.1.6

Server

Apache, IIS

Client

VLC , Windows Media Player

HTTP

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Windows Media Service With Microsoft Expression Encoder 3

Source

DV Camcorder

Encoder

MS Expression Encoder 3

Server

Windows Media Service

Client

Silverlight, Windows Media Player , iOS Devices Using

HTML 5

HTTP

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Darwin Streaming Server With QuickTime Broadcaster

Source

DV Camcorder

Encoder

QuickTime Broadcaster

Server

Darwin Streaming Server

Client

VLC, QuickTime Player

RTSP

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Helix DNA Server With Helix Producer Encoder

Source

DV Camcorder

Encoder

Helix Producer Encoder 1.1

Server

Helix DNA Server

Client

Real Player

HTTP

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IIS7 With Microsoft Expression Encoder 4

Source

DV Camcorder

Encoder

Microsoft Expression Encoder 4

Server

IIS 7 with Media Services

Client

Silverlight, Windows Media Player , iOS Devices Using HTML 5

HTTP

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Adobe Media Server With Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder 3.2

Source

DV Camcorder

Encoder

Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder 3.2

Server

Adobe Media Server

Client

Flash Player

HTTP

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Polycom With Microsoft SharePoint Or Exchange Server

Source

DV Camcorder

Encoder

Polycom Video Media 1000

Server

SharePoint or Exchange Server

Client

Silverlight , Windows Media Player

HTTP

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Mashups Architecture

SourceEncode

rMedia Server

Client

SharePoint Server

Presenter's Machine

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Any Other Way

Web Conferencing

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Questions

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The End

Resourceswww.learn.iis.net

www.videolan.org/vlc

dss.macosforge.org

helixcommunity.org

www.adobe.com/products/flashmediaserver

www.polycom.com