The Technology

Limitless number of users and better video quality are the main characteristics of StreamerOne. These features are possible thanks to the use of the Peer to Peer technology (P2P) applied to the stream.

From the practical point of view, the video source begins to supply the stream to a limited number of users. These first users relay the stream to the others through a mechanism of cascade sharing.

Sophisticated algorithms manage logon and logoff of every user in the system. All the data exchanges between the source and the peers occur through public and private keys. The quality (bitrate) of the original stream can be any: the only limitation is the connection speed of users that must be enough to receive and retransmit the stream.

In order to visualize the video, the user has to install a P2P player interfacing with Windows flows Video (WMV) or Real Player (RM). The use of the player is free.

When the player opens, the user has to wait for a while until the local system collects stream from the other peers. In about 1 minute the player begins to receive data fluidly so that the video can be seen without interruptions.