Re: [AVT] iPhone streaming Internet-Draft posted

[David Singer <singer at apple.com>]

Title: Re: [AVT] iPhone streaming Internet-Draft posted

Hi Alex, friends

Even when tunneled through HTTP,   RTP does not produce discrete files that can be cached and redistributed by CDNs. This is what enables HTTP live streaming to be scaled cost-effectively.

On May 13, 2009, at 10:16 AM, Alex Giladi wrote:

> 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,

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David Singer
Multimedia Standards, Apple Inc.