Multimedia Real-time Video Streaming

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Overview of the Application................................................................................................................................. 4
Multimedia Streaming of Youtube..................................................................................................................... 5
The Technology behind the Application........................................................................................................... 6
Communication Techniques................................................................................................................................. 7
Application Features................................................................................................................................................ 8
Media Real-time Streaming................................................................................................................................ 10
Transmission Diagram......................................................................................................................................... 11
Conclusion............................................................................................................................................................... 12
Bibliography............................................................................................................................................................ 13
Diagram.................................................................................................................................................................... 17

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Introduction.
Real-time video streaming refers to multimedia that is received and consumed by an end-
user directly from a provider. Streaming is a technology that enables continuous transmission of
video and audio data from the provider through the internet directly to the end-user. Unlike
downloading, video streaming allows the recipient to access the data almost immediately after its
dispatch. Compared to other ways of accessing Internet-based content, streaming is the quickest.
When streaming video and audio, streams of data are transmitted from a server to a plugin that is
part of a web browser. The data is then presented to an end-user where he/she is able to watch
and listen. Live streaming refers to the real-time delivery of internet content through an interface
such as a video camera, an audio interface or a screen capture. Live internet streaming requires
various aspects to function successfully. These aspects include; an encoder to convert the data to
a transmittable form, a media source, and a delivery network.
Streaming media uses HTTP, HTML and TCP/IP protocols to deliver content following a
steady stream. This type of media streaming was introduced in the 1990s when both bandwidth
and network speed increased allowing for proper streaming. In situations where the bandwidth is
inadequate in the internet connection, the user may experience lags or slow buffering while
accessing the content. Other challenges that may be experienced include being unable to access
stream content due to incompatibility limitations of computers or software. Examples of live
streaming multimedia platforms include; YouTube, Netflix, Mixer, Spotify, Apple Music, and
Amazon. In recent decades, multimedia real-time streaming has become more accessible and
affordable due to major advances in computer networking around the world. Multimedia
streaming can be either in the form of a live stream or on-demand streaming. True streaming

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involves direct transmit ion of data directly to a computer or device without necessarily saving it
to a hard disk memory.
Overview of the Application.
Recently, due to rapidly advancing technology, several real-time streaming platforms
have been established around the world. These live stream platforms use the technology to
transmit and distribute content to a wide demographic audience. Revolution in technology has
led to the innovation of multi-functional devices such as smartphones and smartwatches. These
devices have made life easier, faster and fun (Cheng, Liu and Dale, 2013, pp.1192). They are
installed with various features that execute different tasks much conveniently and accurately.
These features include live streaming, uploading, and editing e.t.c. A good example of these
multimedia live-streaming applications is YouTube. YouTube is a video-sharing website with
headquarters situated at San Bruno, California. The website was created in February 2005, by
Steve Chen, Jawed Karim and Chad Harley (Luo, Zheng, Zeng and Leischow, 2014, pp.1028). In
November 2006, the website was bought by Google and now operates among its subsidiaries.
YouTube offers a wide range of services that include; real-time streaming, viewing, uploading,
and sharing videos. The website offers a wide variety of content such as music videos, live
streams, documentary films, television shows, audio, movies, educational videos as well as video
blogging.
Over the years since its creation, YouTube has developed with time to include several
new features that served to improve functionality. The competitive free market environment that
characterizes the technology industry has required companies to strive relevance by constantly
updating new features that provide satisfaction to the user. YouTube grew to be the largest