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Alekei_Ivanov
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July 19, 2006
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Need a little help with cost of introduction

  • July 19, 2006
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Sorry for my probably bad english;)
I'm calculating cost of servers for the organization online video service. And I cannot understand is there difference in recommended configuration between Origin and Edge servers. I mean can I take a fast Origin server and slow Edge?
And other question is...
Can I use an ActiveX software for client's computers to compress video/audio stream there but not on server and can it reduce loading of servers or, may be reduce quantity of them?
Thank you for your answers if you understand me;)
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    Alekei_IvanovAuthor
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    July 21, 2006
    Thanks for your answer. If it is not so difficult please answer again;)
    So I can use one double xeon 2.8 with 6-8 Gb RAM and seven double xeons 2.0 with 2 Gb RAM for about 3500 streams, isn't it? Will this configuration provide a good quality of service for clients?

    About compression... Will it provide a normal guality of video in 320*240 pixels with bandwith about 150 kbit per second? Or for this task is it better to use external sofware (such as ActiveX plugin)?

    thank you twice=)
    Anonymous
    July 20, 2006
    Sure... you can have a fast origin and a slower edge, IT just measns that performance for users on that edge might not be as good as it would with a faster server.

    For live streams, it's actually the Flashplayer client that does the compression... not the server. You can alter the bitrates and other quality settings via actionscript.
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