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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.

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The TCP output can push the stream directly to a TCP socket or to an HTTP server.  

To

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create a TCP

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output:

  1. In the Zixi Broadcaster Outputs page, click Image Modified. The New Output window is displayed.

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  1.  Image Added
  2. Type in the unique identifier for this output in the Output Name.
  3. Select an Input Stream to be made available on this output from the adjacent drop-down list.
  4. Select the Show in Matrix check box to display this stream in the Matrix (see Using the Matrix). Default: Selected.
  5. Select TCP.

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  1. Specify the Output parameters (see Output Stream Parameters Table).

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  2. If the target is an HTTP server, select the HTTP checkbox. In this case, HTTP headers will be added to the stream
  3. Enter additional parameters as necessary (see Output Stream Parameters Table).
  4. Click OK. The new

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  1. TCP Output with its settings is created and now appears on the screen.

Output Stream Parameters Table

ParameterDescription
Output Parameters

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Host

The destination host for the

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stream.

Note: additional failover destinations can be added by clicking the adjacent “+” button.

Port

Specify the ports to listen on for

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TCP streams.
Default:

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7777.

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HTTP

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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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If the target is an HTTP server, select the HTTP checkbox. In this case, HTTP headers will be added to the stream.

Billing Codes

Billing codes are used to identify and differentiate traffic on a Zixi Broadcaster for billing purposes. When a billing code is added to a Source or Target, Zixi can track the traffic on that Broadcaster input or output separately from other inputs and outputs on the same Broadcaster. Billing codes are created by Zixi personnel on the Zixi Customer Portal for a particular organization.

Billing Code

Enter the billing code that corresponds to this stream. The relevant billing can be obtained from the organization that received the billing code from Zixi.

Billing password

Enter the password that corresponds to this billing code.

Enable Decryption

Select this checkbox to enable decryption of an encrypted stream.
Decryption type

If the stream has been encrypted, you can decrypt through the output by selecting this checkbox and specifying the type of encryption that was used.

  • Select Automatic to decrypt a stream that has been encrypted using Automatic encryption.
  • Only if the stream has not been encrypted, select None (default).
Important Notice: if the stream has been encrypted you must decrypt it in the output.
Decryption keyEnter the decryption key to decrypt the encrypted stream.