Media Streaming is delivering audio / video content continuously over the web. With broadband spreading in every corner of the world and latest compression / delivery techniques, Media Streaming is becoming more popular. Dedicated High End / High Bandwidth servers that enable constant delivery of such content are called as Media Streaming Servers.

Media Streaming Servers are used in two ways
1. On demand audio / video streaming
2. Live Streaming or Web Casting

On Demand Audio / Video Streaming:
This type of streaming is used to deliver pre-loaded media files. For example, play list of selected songs, pre-recorded events, pre-recorded training sessions, video tutorials, how to do video manuals, movies, trailers, prayers, masses etc. You can start and run your own FM and TV channel over the web and reach millions of audience at the lowest possible cost.

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Live Streaming or Web Casting:

This type of streaming is used to deliver live media contents over the web. This includes, live events, marriages, press releases, CEO meets, reality shows,
sales events, symposiums, online lectures etc.

Technology

Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is a protocol used for streaming audio, video and data over the Internet, between a Flash player and a server.

The RTMP protocol has three variations:

The "plain" protocol which works on top of TCP
RTMPT which is encapsulated within HTTP requests to traverse firewalls
RTMPS which works just like RTMPT, but over a secure HTTPS connection.

The raw TCP-based RTMP protocol maintains a single persistent connection and allows real-time communication. To guarantee smooth delivery of video and audio streams, while still maintaining the ability to transmit bigger chunks of information, the protocol splits video and data into 128-byte fragments (except for audio which uses 64-byte fragments). Fragments from different streams are then interleaved and multiplexed over a single connection. With longer data chunks, the protocol only carries a one-byte header per fragment, thus incurring very little overhead.

Schematic view of how Media Streaming Works

Silicon House uses YBox Streaming Server environment which is built on a high end, high bandwidth platform. YBox Servers are pre-hardened and fine tuned for peak load performances. YBox Streaming Servers allow streaming in multiple mounts simultaneously without any data congestion. YBox Servers are known for their rugged and fail proof architecture.

Types of content that can be streamed

Streaming Audio/Video (FLV and MP3)
Recording Client Streams (FLV only)
Live Stream Publishing

Advantages and Applications

Media Streaming can be effectively used to cut cost, save time and to enhance the user experience. The following are few of the arenas where Live or On demand streaming can be effectively used;

Live Events: Broadcasting live events over the web such as Marriages, Sales Launches, Training Sessions, CEO meets, Sales Reviews, Tele Medicine, Surveillance etc.

Training: Live training sessions and pre-recorded training sessions can be streamed using live and on demand streaming. This will enable a tutor to reach
pupils across continents.

Entertainment : Media streaming is predominantly used in entertainment industry to stream audio/video contents. Movies, Songs Play lists, Streaming TV events
are to name a few.

Corporate: Pre-placement talks for fresh candidates, infrastructure and facilities streaming to acquire bigger projects, On demand streaming of apartments or construction projects, live sales reviews, dealers meet, investor meet etc.

Matrimonial : On demand streaming video of brides and grooms.

Online FM / TV channels : You can start and run your own FM and TV channel over the web and reach millions of audience at the lowest possible cost.

Streaming Plans
 

Plan	Mounts	Space	Bandwidth	Pricing
Silicon House - Streaming Servers - Nano Pack	1	500 Mb	10 Gb per month	Rs.19,999 per annum
Silicon House - Streaming Servers - Economy Pack	5	2000 Mb	25 Gb per month	Rs. 29,999 per annum
Silicon House - Streaming Servers - Super Pack	10	5000 Mb	100 Gb per month	Rs. 49,999 per annum