Phil Hippensteel
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After glancing at Figure 1, does it make you wonder how a data packet makes its way from the network to the correct application that will process the data it contains?

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We’ve heard a good deal about the amount of bandwidth that video demands from the network.

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In the last Byte-Sized Lesson, we looked at Layer 2 switches.

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Probably the most common network interconnection device in industry networks are layer 2 switches.

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When a computer powers up, isn’t DHCP the protocol that a computer uses to get its IP address? Well, yes. But DHCP does much more than assign an address.

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ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is one of the least discussed protocols in the TCP/IP suite.

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Carlisle, PA-based Z-Band has been recognized as the manufacturer of a video over twisted pair solution that is unique in the AV industry.

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Ethernet has become the de facto standard for the infrastructure of the world’s local area networks (LANs).

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The concept of layered communications is at the foundation of all IP communications, including audio and video over IP.
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Sometimes it seems strange that a problem can develop and go undetected, even under watchful eyes. That’s exactly what has happened with the phenomenon called bufferbloat.

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Isaiah, I’m going to assume that the videos are retrieved using a browser or similar piece of software, because that is the most common method.

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Paul, I suggest that the difference is caused by one of these: the operating system and the particular version on your server, and your client or the version of the browser being used in the client.

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Dear Professor Phil, After a bit of a struggle, we’ve managed to implement IPTV.

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Dear Professor Phil, What is delay skew? Does it matter?

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Dear Professor Phil, We’re thinking of purchasing an IP video encoder; it streams RTSP.

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We’ve all heard a lot about it already: How IT is influencing the AV industry.
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Dear Professor Phil, We use IPTV in our school to deliver video obtained from feed provided by our cable company.

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Dear Professor Phil, We have been very surprised to learn that one-third of all traffic on our university network is video.

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Dear Professor Phil, I’ve always contended that standards in audio and video communications are extremely important.
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