21 lines
827 B
HTML
21 lines
827 B
HTML
<div class="hts-doc-text">
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<dl>
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<dt>Why does Tvheadend deliver data over TCP to Showtime? I thought it was
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bad to use TCP for realtime sensitive traffic?
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<dd>
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'HTSP' - the protocol used for streaming TV, sending meta information
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updates and RPC between Tvheadend and Showtime uses a transmission
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scheduler with multiple queues on the Tvheadend side. This means that
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Tvheadend can measure the available bandwidth between itself and the
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mediaplayer and when congestion happens it's even capable of dropping
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less important data (such as B-frames). HTSP has been tested over WAN
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links and DSL connections with zero picture/audio artifacts.
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<p>
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It's possible to get view drop statistics and bitrates directly in
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Showtime. (Open the menu when watching a TV-channel and switch on
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'Detailed Information')
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</div>
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