Is SHOUTcast a Unicasting system?

ClearCaster · 23rd March 2002, 20:32

I'm trying to setup a server here and the first thing I noticed is the MaxUser parameter.

Does the server send a stream to every single user? It sure seems that way.

I did see a post where the poster said SHOUSTcast is a Unicasting system. Is this true? If so, that seems very wasteful, doesn't it?

What does it take to Multicast a stream to many users? What am I missing here?

I'm not trying to setup music-on-demand. All I want is to broadcast the same stream to many users.

Realisticly, if I have a cable modem and a fast Pentium PC, how many users can I support by setting up a SHOUTcast server on my own PC?

I will appreciate any information you might have.

23rd March 2002, 20:37

Shoutcast is Unicast. Very few routers on the open Internet support Multicast.

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ClearCaster · 23rd March 2002, 20:45

Thanks for your reply. I'm trying to setup a SHOUTcast server to stream a single radio station at the high quality 128k stereo bitrate.
Can this be done with a cable modem and a Pentium PC? How many users can I realistically support?

23rd March 2002, 20:52

Yah. Try the calculators above

leo_c · 24th March 2002, 21:57

Have a look at this -

http://www.live.com/liveCaster/

It's a multicasting MP3 streaming gizmo.
Shame about the cost - and the effort in making it work!!

Leo

23rd March 2002, 20:32	#1
ClearCaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 4	Is SHOUTcast a Unicasting system? I'm trying to setup a server here and the first thing I noticed is the MaxUser parameter. Does the server send a stream to every single user? It sure seems that way. I did see a post where the poster said SHOUSTcast is a Unicasting system. Is this true? If so, that seems very wasteful, doesn't it? What does it take to Multicast a stream to many users? What am I missing here? I'm not trying to setup music-on-demand. All I want is to broadcast the same stream to many users. Realisticly, if I have a cable modem and a fast Pentium PC, how many users can I support by setting up a SHOUTcast server on my own PC? I will appreciate any information you might have.

23rd March 2002, 20:45	#3
ClearCaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 4	How many users can a cable modem support? Thanks for your reply. I'm trying to setup a SHOUTcast server to stream a single radio station at the high quality 128k stereo bitrate. Can this be done with a cable modem and a Pentium PC? How many users can I realistically support?

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23rd March 2002, 20:37	#2
Sawg Guest Posts: n/a	Shoutcast is Unicast. Very few routers on the open Internet support Multicast. - CasterClub's Bandwidth Calculator - CasterClub's Listener Calculator

23rd March 2002, 20:52	#4
Sawg Guest Posts: n/a	Yah. Try the calculators above

24th March 2002, 21:57	#5
leo_c Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 62	Have a look at this - http://www.live.com/liveCaster/ It's a multicasting MP3 streaming gizmo. Shame about the cost - and the effort in making it work!! Leo