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I worked on a WiFi multicast video streaming solution and while it theoretically works as well and is as easy as you describe in practice it can be a complete n
by kkielhofner 4y ago
I worked on a WiFi multicast video streaming solution and while it theoretically works as well and is as easy as you describe in practice it can be a complete nightmare.
Full disclosure this was a few years ago so things may have improved. I also can’t remember all of the specifics but there was a lot of low-level driver work, firmware tweaks, specific configurations of just about every WiFi param you can think of, etc.
- inferiorhuman 4y agoSonic used to offer mbone connectivity (including BBC channels) back when they were an internet service provider and not a web provider. It was pretty nifty but never very user friendly to set up.
- op00to 4y agoWhen I worked at a core i2 .edu site, we had all the "hd" mbone tv streams. It was pretty wild considering HD was a "new" thing! Thanks for reminding me of that wonderful time!
- inferiorhuman 4y agoWikipedia had this quote from Mick Jagger: I wanna say a special welcome to everyone that's, uh, climbed into the Internet tonight and, uh, has got into the M-bone. And I hope it doesn't all collapse. What a time to be alive.
- hackmiester 4y agoWow... that is certainly a historical artifact.
- skylanh 4y agoBUSINESS TECHNOLOGY; "Peering Out a 'Real Time' Window", By Peter H. Lewis, Feb. 8, 1995 https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/08/business/business-technology-peering-out-a-real-time-window.html https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/08/business/business-technol... The article also indicates Internet Multicasting's "Geek of the Week", there's an archive at: https://town.hall.org/radio/Geek/ https://town.hall.org/radio/Geek/ Transcripts available at http://opentranscripts.org/sources/geek-of-the-week/ http://opentranscripts.org/sources/geek-of-the-week/
- thefourthchime 4y agoYeah same. Multicast can work on wired LANs. Any kind of wireless or routing and it breaks pretty quickly. At least a while back. I haven't touched it in years.
- ta1243 4y agoI route multicast across hundreds of routers in dozens of countries over private wires and vpns without problem. Wireless sure, that can be a pain.