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Genie Distribution WNET Manual v3
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Multi-Unicast and Multicast Programs
Multi-Unicast Programs
A multi-unicast program (also known as multiple unicast) can transmit a single audio stream with
common connection settings to a number of different destinations. All connections that are part of a
multi-unicast connection will automatically attempt to reconnect if they are terminated remotely.
Multi-unicasts are useful for distributing audio to several studios and can only be created using the
Program Manager
panel
in the HTML5 Toolbox Web-GUI. Once multi-unicast connections have
been created you can press
CONNECT
on the codec keypad to connect without using the
HTML5 Toolbox Web-GUI. The codec can also simultaneously send up to 6 different multi-unicast
audio streams simultaneously to a maximum of 60 endpoints in total.
Multicast Programs
A multicast audio stream can be used to broadcast to unlimited numbers of 'subscriber' (client
codecs) wanting to receive a particular audio transmission. Multicast transmissions are broadcast
by a multicast server codec using a dedicated IP multicast address, which looks similar to a regular
IP address, and multicast subscribers request transmissions from this address. It is possible to
simultaneously broadcast 6 separate streams in multicast server mode and distribute each of these
streams to unlimited endpoints over compatible IP networks.
Multi-unicast and Multicast program configuration using the web-GUI