VBrick Systems VB6000, VB4000, VB5000 manual Unicast Playback

Max. Bandwidth	Maximum amount of data that the VBrick will generate at any time
(bits/sec)	using RTSP and HTTP. The total is calculated by adding together
	the data in all the video and audio streams that have been started
	using RTSP or HTTP. When this maximum is reached, no additional
	players will be allowed to use the RTSP or HTTP method. Default
	for the allowed RTSP bandwidth is 20 Mbps. This may be increased
	(maximum 100 Mbps) but overall system performance may degrade
	as this number is increased. It is recommended that if the max
	bandwidth is increased, the configuration should be tested to assure
	proper operation.
Time To Live	Number of hops (between routers) for which an IP packet is valid
	on the network.
Type Of Service	RTSPU only. The TOS (Type Of Service) can be configured in the
	IP header to establish SAP packet priority in the network.
Max. RTP Packet Size	When choosing packet size, special attention must be paid to the
	network capability and topology. The allowed range is 1000–1472
	bytes per packet. RTP packet size is only relevant to RTSPU
	streaming.
Resource Name	Title used as part of the RTSP and HTTP location name or URL for
	the video or audio.
HTTP Estimated Bit	Estimated maximum bit rate for an HTTP stream including network
Rate for all groups	overhead that will be pulled by a Microsoft server.
RTSP UDP	Estimated maximum bit rate for an RTSP UDP stream including
Estimated Bit Rate for	network overhead that will be pulled by a Microsoft server.
all groups

Unicast Playback

There are several ways to play the unicast streams from your VBrick WM Appliance on Windows Media player. You should first decide whether to use HTTP or RTSPU for playback. This decision is primarily based on the type of network connection that exists between your WM Appliance and your players. HTTP uses TCP/IP networking which may work better when your appliance and your players are separated by a firewall. RTSPU uses UDP networking which has less network latency so it may be your best choice if you are on a reliable LAN and are interested in low latency. VBrick recommends you run tests at your target bit rates to determine which protocol works best in your network situation. (Of course you may decide to use HTTP for some of your viewers and RTSPU for others which is supported by the WM Appliance.) You should also decide whether you want to use Windows Media .asx features like Program Name, Author, Copyright, Banner, and Log URL. If you want to use .asx features, you will use an .asx file or a URL to an .asx file. If you do not want to use .asx features, you would use a direct HTTP or RTSPU URL to the WM Appliance. Note that .asx files are not available for group-specific URLs.

TTo play back an HTTP stream without using .asx:

•You can use the HTTP URL shown in IWS (for example http://vbrickipaddress:8080/ vbrickvideo1). You can use File > Open URL in Windows Media Player to play the URL. You can create a web page with a link to the HTTP URL or you can enter the URL directly in your browser.

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