DMB Content Distribution : Sender
Multicast file distribution sender
The DMB Sender is useful for transmitting files and supports interfaces for both content (i.e., files or streaming video source) and command operations (i.e., the instructions to the DMB Sender controlling the transmission of the content). As depicted in the diagram below the user provides content one of two ways. Files, either video or data, arrive through an FTP connection from the user to the DMB Sender. These files are placed either on the DMB Sender's local hard drive or on a network shared drive accessible to the DMB Sender. Real-time streaming video originates at the time of transmission (i.e., from an encoder with multicast connectivity to the DMB Sender) and the DMB Sender relays the video stream from the source to the destination receivers in real-time; the DMB Sender does not store real-time streaming video on disk.
After files have been deposited on the DMB Sender the user issues transmission related commands using one or more of the following interfaces:
FTP - The user builds XML-formatted or plain text command files and places them in a well-known directory on the DMB Sender. Command results are generated by the DMB Sender and placed in a well-known results directory for the user's review.
Browser User Interface - Both HTML and Flash-based web portals on the DMB Sender offer user control of transmissions and monitoring of results.
XML Server to Server Interface - XML Command/Response offers programmatic control of transmissions and results monitoring.
A Software Development Kit (SDK) is available with example programs demonstrating how to interact with the DMB Sender using the multiple APIs supported.
The DMB Sender supports distribution to both "receive-only" sites (i.e., with no back channel to the Sender) and two-way sites. The DMB Sender is especially tolerant of networks where connectivity to one or more destinations is intermittent and can guarantee delivery to end points operating in such an environment.
The DMB Sender also supports file retrieval capability where the DMB Sender can pull a file from a DMB Receiver or group of DMB Receivers back to a central server for processing. In this way, the DMB Content Distribution Sender and Receiver supports distribution both outbound and inbound.
To learn more about our DMB Content Distribution Sender download the User's Guide