Windows Media Technology Analysis

Logitech operates a RealNetworks server system that allows users of digital cameras to publish live video streams that are accessible on the Internet via IP multicast. They considered replacing their current servers with a system based on Windows Media Technology (WMT). This reconfiguration would require a control component for the Microsoft Media Server that accepts commands over an HTTP based protocol and uses a DCOM based interface on the Media Server to administer the publication of video streams.

Eagle completed a preliminary analysis of this proposed architecture, outlining some of the potential weaknesses and show-stopping problems of the WMT architecture. We also prepared an analysis of architectural and technical requirements for a system that would meet Logitech's needs. This specification included the server control component as well as client-based components that utilize the WMT stream encoding API.

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