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Video Networking: Wes Simpson
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Wes Simpson can be reached at wes.simpson@gmail.com.
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P2P File Sharing
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by Wes Simpson, 5.01.2008
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Peer-to-Peer file sharing is an exciting technology for delivering big content files to users who are distributed around a network.
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Multicasting Over IP Networks
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by Wes Simpson, 3.26.2008
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Multicasting is a powerful tool for IP networking—it allows a single source to deliver programming to multiple destinations simultaneously.
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Alternatives to TCP
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by Wes Simpson, 1.09.2008
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In this column, we’ll take a look at some of the new technologies that are available to supplement or replace TCP in order to better support transfers of large media files over IP networks.
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In Praise of Uncompressed Video
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by Wes Simpson, 9.05.2007
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Now that standardization work has begun in the Video Services Forum for high bit-rate video transport service interoperability, it’s a good time to review why uncompressed video transport makes sense not only for SD signals, but also for HD signals in the near future.
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Can the Internet Handle Broadcast TV?
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by Wes Simpson, 7.11.2007
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With all of the hype surrounding the migration of video services to IP networks, an issue that often gets overlooked is whether or not there is enough capacity on the Internet backbones to handle the increased load.
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Correcting IP Network Errors With FEC
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by Wes Simpson, 5.02.2007
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Error detection and correction technologies are crucial.
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Anticipating Errors In IP Networks
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by Wes Simpson, 3.07.2007
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Errors happen. That's a fact for any kind of network, whether optical, electrical or wireless.
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What's Wrong With Network DVRs?
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by Wes Simpson, 1.10.2007
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Many people are familiar with digital video recorders in either a set-top box from their cable or satellite TV provider, or as a standalone TiVo-style box.
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IPTV: A Success Story From Europe
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by Wes Simpson, 11.01.2006
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IPTV was a hot topic at IBC this year, and for good reason: service providers are rapidly rolling out IPTV services to consumers all across the continent.
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