Bamba: audio and video streaming over the internet

  • Authors:
  • M. H. Willebeek-LeMair;K. G. Kumar;E. C. Snible

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-

  • Venue:
  • IBM Journal of Research and Development - Papers on mustimedia systems
  • Year:
  • 1998

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Abstract

The World Wide Web has become a primary means of disseminating information, which is being presented increasingly through multiple media. The ability to broadcast audio and video information is becoming a reality with the advent of new media-streaming technologies. Most of the emerging streaming systems require high-bandwidth connections in order to deliver audio and video of suitable quality. In this paper we present a media-streaming system, called Bamba, that delivers audio and video over low-bandwidth modem connections with the use of standard compression technologies. Bamba offers high-quality audio and video over low-bit-rate connections and can operate using a standard HTTP server. The Bamba video is enhanced with special provisions for reducing the effect of errors in a Iossy-network environment. Bamba adheres to existing standards wherever possible. Finally, Bamba has been fully implemented and deployed both internally at IBM and externally.