Live Webcasting Server

Live Webcasting Server / Media Streaming Server enable you to deliver Audio and Video streamed live or on demand over a premium Gbps network. The robust hardware and rock solid network allows you to provide seamless user experience which is very vital for any live webcasting / media streaming application. Besides live streaming, the server can also be tweaked for business applications such as video conferencing, online whiteboard etc. Silicon House has been a leader in live webcasting, on demand video streaming in India for more than a decade.

Live Webcasting / Media Streaming Server Hosting Technology

Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is a protocol used for live streaming or on demand streaming of audio, video and data over the Internet, between a Flash player and a server. The RTMP protocol has three variations:

The "plain" protocol which works on top of TCP
RTMPT which is encapsulated within HTTP requests to traverse firewalls
RTMPS which works just like RTMPT, but over a secure HTTPS connection.

The raw TCP-based RTMP protocol maintains a single persistent connection and allows real-time communication. To guarantee smooth delivery of video and audio streams, while still maintaining the ability to transmit bigger chunks of information, the protocol splits video and data into 128-byte fragments (except for audio which uses 64-byte fragments). Fragments from different streams are then interleaved and multiplexed over a single connection. With longer data chunks, the protocol only carries a one-byte header per fragment, thus incurring very little overhead.

Arrow Live Webcasting / Streaming Server environment is built on a high end, high bandwidth platform. These cloud servers are pre-hardened and fine tuned for peak load performances. Arrow Streaming Server allows live webcasting / media streaming in multiple mounts simultaneously without any data congestion. Arrow Streaming Servers are known for their rugged and fail proof architecture.

Types of content that can be streamed

Streaming Audio/Video (FLV and MP3)
Recording Client Streams (FLV only)
Live Stream Publishing

Network & Backbone Connectivity: The most important component in a live webcasting or a media streaming server is its network and backbone connectivity. Silicon House has been a pioneer in building and running Fully Automated Virtual Data Center spanning multiple countries. All our networks are interconnected with high end Gbps connectivity and our backbone consists of more than 12 providers with an aggregate of over 160 Gbps network super highway.

On Demand Streaming: This type of streaming is also called as video on demand and used to deliver pre-loaded media files. For example, play list of selected songs, pre-recorded events, pre-recorded training sessions, video tutorials, how to do video manuals, movies, trailers, prayers, masses etc. You can start and run your own FM and TV channel over the web and reach millions of audience at the lowest possible cost.

Entertainment: Media streaming is predominantly used in entertainment industry to stream audio/video contents. Movies, Songs Play lists, Streaming TV events are to name a few.

Corporate: Pre-placement talks for fresh candidates, infrastructure and facilities streaming to acquire bigger projects, On demand streaming of apartments or construction projects, live sales reviews, dealers meet, investor meet etc.

Matrimonial: Live webcasting of marriages or On demand streaming video of brides and grooms.

Online FM / TV channels: You can start and run your own FM and TV channel over the web and reach millions of audience at the lowest possible cost.

Live Webcasting / Streaming: This type of live webcasting / streaming is used to deliver media contents over the web. This includes, live events, marriages, press releases, CEO meets, reality shows, sales events, symposiums, online lectures etc.

Live Events: Broadcasting or live webcasting of events over the web such as Marriages, Sales Launches, Training Sessions, CEO meets, Sales Reviews, Tele Medicine, Surveillance etc.

Training: Live training sessions and pre-recorded training sessions can be streamed using live and on demand streaming. This will enable a tutor to reach pupils across continents.

Technical Details: Centos 6.x operating system, Apache 2.x web server, MySql & Postgres DB support. Components such as PEAR, Ajax support, Ruby On Rails, Image Magick, GD Lib, JSON, PDO/PDO MYSQL, MYSQLi, SOAP, Zip, Zend Guard Loader, Ioncube Loader, Curl are enabled.

Language and Database Support: PHP 5.x, Perl, Python, MySql 5.x, Postgres. You can install range of third party applications in your domain in a single click.

Server Management & Support: Silicon House – Rapid Action Force offers world class live webcasting and on demand video streaming server support in India through chat, phone and our member portal. More than 300 samples are taken on vital functions of a dedicated server on any given day. You will get unlimited assistance in identifying, troubleshooting and preventing any issues that arise in your server hosting environment. Learn more about how our dedicated hosting support system works.

Hardware / OS Level Testing: All dedicated server hardware and software are tested for more than 170 hrs in actual conditions. Hardware and Software Testing in a newly built dedicated server is very important. Nearly 70 % of the issues that might arise in a real time server hosting environment later on, can be detected much in advance if the testing is conducted before hosting the server online. Key component tests conducted are memory, CPU, RAID, firewall, disk integrity, vital CPU parts.

Arrow Shield: Arrow Shield is a comprehensive dedicated server / cloud server security suite which is designed and enhanced based on recommendations of The National Institute of Standards and Technology. Arrow Shield also includes built-in anti-virus, anti-spam and intrusion detection system. Learn more about Arrow Shield.