[NUT-devel] Another suggestion for broadcast [PATCH]

[Måns Rullgård]

Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> Hi
>
> Heres a third try, the
> first was transmit_ts with unspecified buffers
> second was transmit_ts with a single specified buffer
>
> Here now comes the buffer state per syncpoint.
> It trivially allows the demuxer to find the needed preload, and allows
> trivial clock synchronization.
>
> Iam not sure how much more or less device dependant this is. It surely
> looks better if one considers broadcasting at a higher bitrate than the
> intended one. (lower will fail as with all other proposals)
>
> Also this is the smallest solution so far, and likely also has less
> overhead than the transmit_ts.

I believe this will work, but you still need to specify a reference
model for the buffer management.  It will also require more effort on
the receiver side to achieve exact clock recovery.  With a timestamp
transmitted clock recovery is trivial, whereas this will require the
receiver to measure the (perceived) received bitrate in order to work
out the necessary clock adjustments.

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