10 | | The vlc-mcpo plugin is an Open Source streaming module for the [http://www.videolan.org VLC media player]. It enables video streaming through the overlay-based virtual network substrate Ariba in combination with the MCPO application layer multicast protocol. Through vlc-mcpo you can deliver video streams to groups of users, similar to IP Multicast, but without the need of in-network support. Through the use of Ariba, vlc-mcpo can handle protocol issues such as IPv4/IPv6 transitions, Network Address Translation (NAT), and many more network issues through a self-organizing overlay. |
| 5 | The '''vlc-mcpo''' plugin is an Open Source streaming module for the [http://www.videolan.org VLC media player]. It enables video streaming through the overlay-based virtual network substrate Ariba in combination with the MCPO application-layer multicast protocol. With '''vlc-mcpo'' you can deliver video streams to groups of users, similar to IP Multicast, but without any need of in-network multicast support. Also, through the use of Ariba, '''vlc-mcpo'' can cope with several protocol issues such as IPv4/IPv6 transitions, Network Address Translation (NAT), and many more networking problems in a self-organized and distributed manner. |