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Ning Xu
Stationsplein 242
2312 AR, Leiden
The Netherlands
xnleiden@hotmail.com
PPLive
My choice for a product of the future is "PPLiv" which is a peer-to-peer streaming video network created in the People's Republic of China.
How does it works?
It is part of a new generation of P2P applications, that combine P2P and IPTV, called P2PTV.
- After a user selects a TV station from the list, which is accessed by right-clicking the PPLive icon in the Microsoft Windows system tray, the program will then connect to peers and buffer the stream. PPLive typically uses ports 8008 TCP and 4004 UDP to connect to peers.
http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/images/8/86/PPLive2.JPG
- When the buffer is reasonably full, PPLive launches your media player, either RealPlayer or Windows Media Player, pointing it to read a stream from a local port (usually 8080).
- Closing down your Media player will not end the stream. The PPLive program will remain in the background streaming data until you close it from the tray or change the channel.
References
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPLive
PPLive's official website:
http://www.pplive.com