Pearl Mini User Guide
Streaming to a CDN, multicasting, and streaming to
multiple destinations
Additional considerations
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Are you streaming live video or recorded video?
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Do you need to stream the content to one client (peer-to-peer) or deliver a single stream to
multiple clients (multicast)?
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Do you need to provide web-based streaming that multiple clients can access using a Content
Distribution Network (CDN), such as YouTube or Facebook Live?
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Do you need to encrypt your live stream for higher security?
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Streaming to a Content Management System (CMS) like Kaltura or Panopto? See
Streaming to a CDN, multicasting, and streaming to
multiple destinations
A Content Delivery Network (CDN) relies on geo-diverse CDN servers to receive and disperse web content
to the CDN server closest to the user. The closer the server is to the user, the faster the content is
delivered. Streaming your content through a CDN allows you to stream any time, anywhere, regardless of
the viewing device and you don't have to worry about maintaining your own video streaming servers on
site.
Streaming content to a multicast IP address is different than streaming to a CDN. Multicasting lets you
directly share the stream with multiple viewers on the same LAN. All viewers receive the same stream at
the same time. Similar to turning on a radio station where all listeners hear the same music at the same
time. Multicasting is useful for training sessions when there is a specific time frame for the audience to
view the content live.
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