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CLIENT PLAYERS
ORBAN MODEL 1010
Software Client Player File Formats
PLAYER
ADTS
.aac/.acp
MPEG-4
.mp4/.m4a
3GPP
.3gp
3GPP2
.3g2
QuickTime 6
■
■
■
■
RealPlayer 10
■
■
■
■
Winamp 5.05
■
Coding Technologies Player
■
Table 5-3: Software Client Player File Formats
Software Client Player Streaming Protocols
UNICAST
MULTICAST
PLAYER
RTSP/RTP
UDP
Reliable
RTSP/RTP
TCP
Interleave
HTTP/RTP
TCP
Tunneling
HTTP/ICY
TCP
RTSP/RTP
UDP
QuickTime 6
■
■
■
RealPlayer 10
■
■
Proprietary
Proprietary
Winamp 5.05
■
Coding Technologies
■
a)
Note: The protocols indicated here represent support for AAC/HE
AAC/aacPlus streams.
Table 5-4: Software Client Player Streaming Protocols
Different streaming protocols suit different network conditions. On a lossless net-
work such as a well designed LAN/WAN, any of the protocols will work with little
performance difference. Multicast will provide the absolute least amount of net-
work traffic, but any firewalls or routers through which the stream passes must be
multicast enabled. Unicast RTSP/RTP/UDP will provide the least overhead and should
operate without routing problems, especially if all users are on the same side of any
firewall or router, if used. RTSP/RTP/UDP can, however, sometimes be problematic
on networks with packet loss and through some NAT firewall or routers. Under
these circumstances, we advise configuring your client player to use RTSP/RTP/TCP,
or HTTP/RTP/UDP if it is enabled on the streaming server.