Stream video over a network or the Internet

Streaming video over the Internet is rarely a seamless experience. Streaming video often suffers from hiccups, delays, stop-outs, skips, and connection loss. In this chapter download from Mastering Internet Video: A Guide to Streaming and On-Demand Video, explore how the Internet moves data and learn how this process affects video playback. Chapter coverage includes:

• How video travels across the Internet
• Scalable media transmission
• Network layers: A brief primer on Internet protocols and relevant acronyms
• Streaming protocols
• Streaming through firewalls

Title: Mastering Internet Video: A Guide to Streaming and On-Demand Video
Author: Damien Stolarz
Publisher: Addison Wesley Professional
Chapter 5: Video Transport Protocols
ISBN: 0-321-12246-1; Copyright 2005 Addison Wesley Professional. All rights reserved.
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