Caching and Relaying: Use Cases, Limitations and Alternatives

The error-free streaming of both live and on demand video is quickly becoming a requirement for the IT departments in many global organizations. Although a number of these companies leverage multicast network delivery for certain use cases, there are numerous limitations and downsides to this technology—not the least of which is that multicast cannot be used for most modern streaming methods.

In this webcast, Qumu Technical Sales Director Tobias Wiesner will begin by presenting an overview of multicast video streaming, along with its limitations and appropriate use cases. He will also compare multicast video streaming with a number of other streaming distribution methods including Caching / Relaying, and highlight major differences between technologies—and the advantage and disadvantages of using each. Attendees will leave this session a with mid-level technical understanding of possible approaches to video streaming in large organizations, and a number of valuable considerations for setting up a network to cope with the intense demands of video streaming.