NEXTSHARETV: A SET-TOP BOX FOR BITTORRENT-BASED LIVE STREAMING
Mark Stuart, Mike Buckham, Richard Marsh, Michael Eberhard, Johnathan Ishmael, Chris Needham, Christian TimmererAbstract
The distribution of audio-visual content over the Internet has become very popular in recent years. However, due to the bandwidth requirements of videos in high definition, a cost-efficient distribution is desirable. In this paper we present a low-cost consumer electronics set-top box for streaming live video content using cost-efficient P2P networks. The main features of the set-top box include content discovery, high-quality playback, easy user management, and social interaction.
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