[icecast] multicast (was streaming)

[Bryan Payne]

Hi Jack, Ross & all...

We have been working with V-Trails in refining their solution for Mp3
streaming and will be bearing the fruits of this labor starting this weekend
publicly with 5 different "Audiorealm Network" stations for first initial
public testing - after final testing we look to release this solution
NETWORK wide - making the Audiorealm.com Network effectively the first
Network 100% peer Multicast enabled.

We successfully tested and refined their solution to work with our current
WMA offerings and with the help of Louis our CTO, he helped define the new
V-Trials Mp3 solution. Indeed this package works with either Windoze or Unix
Icecast and Shoutcast mp3 servers.

We are also looking at implementing the solution to support Ogg/Vorbis as WE
HOPE everyone will gain more expectance of ogg/vorbis formats.

SAM V-2 also coming in a Linux flavor thanks to Kylix and is enabled with
the peer Multicast solution for reporting statistics, management and more...

So indeed now standard unmodified Icecast or Shoutcast server solutions can
function very nicely in a "Multicast" environment - all that it will take is
the VT-caster Server component on your streaming servers Network
infrastructure and the listener to endure a 1 time install of a small
plugin. The listener will then still have the freedom to use ANY Mp3
streaming player/application they choose. We thoroughly tested VT-Caster
system now for over 4 months with fantastic results - basically enhancing
our Networks resource ability by about 85% and as we tweak it keeps getting
better..

We've been asked by V-Trails to allow Slashdot to utilize the system for a
Techcast scheduled sometime early next month as well - so I assume they will
put our system through it's paces..

<p>Regards,

Bryan Payne
Spacial*Audio Solutions
1-806-740-4100 - office
bryan at audiorealm.com
www.audiorealm.com - It's how the "Web Sounds Today!"
www.spacialaudio.com - SAM development..

----- Original Message -----
From: "WWWhatsup" <joly at dti.net>
To: <icecast at xiph.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 11:55 PM
Subject: [icecast] multicast (was streaming)

<p>> it could be a bit of a minefield - i seem to remember reading
> of the requests for some fairly wide patents a couple of years
> back by um, vtrails, on anything that involves browsers
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/isoc-ny/message/20
>
> the most effective multicast sevice i've seen is swarmcast -
> a slashdot thread on the topic of software distro has
> recent words from the author
> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/09/29/1647255&mode=thread
> and the fruits of his labors are on
> http://onionnetworks.com/components.html
>
> Ross Levis wrote:
>
> > This may be interesting to some.
> >
> > I recently discovered AllCast.com which has developed a p2p streaming
> > solution.  Unfortunately they decided to use WMA due to it's video
> > capability but hopefully they could be presuaded to switch to Vorbis
> > later when Tarkin is available.  For audio though, it appears a good way
> > to reduce bandwidth requirements at the broadcasting end and potentially
> > provide for an unlimited number of listeners.  Maybe IceCast could
> > implement the same sort of technology.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ross.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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