Output streams can be pushed to one or more Zixi Broadcasters and Zixi Receivers. You can specify multiple destinations (Broadcasters/Receivers) by adding them in the Links section. You can also split a single stream using multiple links and then bond them into a single stream in target Zixi Broadcaster using the Bond Links feature. For each of these links, you can specify the max bitrate that can be used. In addition, some links may be specified as backups. The backup links will be used if the bandwidth across all the non-backup links are not enough for the stream (i.e. if a non-backup link is not available, it will not use the backup). Only if the accumulated bandwidth of non-backup links is not enough, then the Broadcaster will stream to a backup link.
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TCP protocol provides reliable transmission guarantee for no loss of frame. Its bandwidth probing and congestion control will attempt to use all of the available bandwidth between the server and client, fetching content as quickly as possible while being friendly to other (TCP) traffic on the same links. The TCP output can push the stream directly to a TCP socket or to an HTTP server.
To create a TCP output:
- In the Zixi Broadcaster Outputs page, click
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- Type in the unique identifier for this output in the Output Name.
- Select an Input Stream to be made available on this output from the adjacent drop-down list.
- Select the Show in Matrix check box to display this stream in the Matrix (see Using the Matrix). Default: Selected.
- Select TCP.
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Max Bitrate (for Bond Links enabled)
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Relevant for Bond Links option. Specify the max bitrate in Kbps for the specific link.
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Bond Links
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Click this checkbox to split the stream into multiple links, which will be forwarded to a single Zixi Broadcaster.
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Backup (for Bond Links enabled)
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Relevant for Bond Links option. Select this checkbox to define the link as a backup. The backup will be used only if the accumulated bandwith of the non-backup links is not sufficient.
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Stream ID
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Specify the unique Stream ID that the remote Zixi Broadcaster expects.
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Password
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Optional - Specify a string to be used at the receiving Zixi Broadcaster to authenticate that the pushing Broadcaster is allowed to push this stream.
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Max Latency [ms]
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Specify the buffer size that Zixi Broadcaster will keep for error correction. For example, 6000 milliseconds would ensure that the stream is protected for six seconds of errors in the network.
Default:6000
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Ignore TLS certificate errors
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Select this option when streaming to a trusted server that does not have a valid certificate. When this option is selected, Zixi Broadcaster will ignore the TLS certificate errors and transmit the stream to its destination.
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Enable Encryption
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