> > > > Thanks a lot, > > Have you come across any such tools which use HTTP as transport > > mechanism for Media Streaming >
Most of the responses I've seen to your question only refer to clients of streaming media, not servers. There are many solutions to the problem of streaming media caching, splitting and sharing of streaming content. A few of these are: * Network Appliance NetCache - http://www.netapp.com/products/netcache/netcache_family.html * Real Networks Helix Streaming server and gateway - http://www.realnetworks.com/products/gateway/index.html - http://www.realnetworks.com/products/server/index.html * Akamai - http://www.akamai.com/en/html/services/streaming.html * Alteon Content Cache - http://www.nortelnetworks.com/products/01/pcc and many others ... If you're looking for Open Source stuff to play with, the only one that immediately springs to mind is Apple's effort, formerly know as Darwin Streaming server: * Apple Quicktime Streaming server - http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/streaming/ Indeed, some of these systems manage to use HTTP as a transport by attempting to tunnel RTSP in HTTP, 'though how successfully, I'm not entirely sure. Hope this helps, J. _______ +------------------ //////// -----+----------------------------+ | John V Cougar __ Big | Voice: 61 2 6208 1683 | | Cache Manager / / /\ Pond +----------------------------+ | Telstra Internet \/_/ \ Direct | E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | +--------------------____/ -------+----------------------------+
