Basic Streaming Technology and RTSP Protocol
Streaming is the process of playing a file while it is still downloading. Streaming technology, also known as streaming media, lets a user view and hear digitized content - video, sound and animation - as it is being downloaded. Using a World Wide Web browser plug-in, streamed sounds and images can arrive within seconds of a user's click.
Various media are used in Internet, not only for the obvious purpose of entertainment applications, but for other applications such as video conferencing, video archives and libraries, remote learning, multimedia presentations, and of course, video on demand. Here is a list of the common applications:
A web designer can add links that reference a media hosting network, to a website. When a viewer clicks on one of the links, the media network streams the clip directly to the viewer's PC as though it was coming from the original website. Because the media files are hosted on a separate network, the streaming has no impact on any existing web servers....
