Re: [AVT] iPhone streaming Internet-Draft posted

[Alex Giladi <alex.giladi at gmail.com>]

David,
But why not re-use RTSP, just embedding it into HTTP?
Alex.

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 12:24 AM, David Singer <singer at apple.com> wrote:
> Hi, Ross. Thanks for looking at the spec.
>
> On May 5, 2009, at 8:39 AM, Ross Finlayson wrote:
>
>>> We appreciate feedback on the protocol.
>>
>> Rather than invent yet another protocol, why not just implement a RTSP/RTP
>> client on the iPhone instead?
>
> Distributing media as discrete files over HTTP gives content providers a
> cost-effective way to scale to high demand by using existing CDN and HTTP
> caching infrastructure.
>
> With this goal in mind, we're looking for technical feedback on the
> specification.
>
> thanks, nice to hear from you,
>
> --
> David Singer
> Multimedia Standards, Apple Inc.
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