Video Networking
Wes Simpson can be reached at
wes.simpson@gmail.com.
Using Flash Video Technology
by Wes Simpson, 03.04.2010
Having the support of the dominant online video providers is obviously a big plus for market penetration, but Flash has a number of technical benefits as well. More...
Meeting the Demand for Video Delivery
by Wes Simpson, 10.30.2009
Mobile video is poised to enter a period of rapid growth, as new equipment becomes available and service offerings proliferate. More...
The Advantages of Inverse Multiplexers
by Wes Simpson, 08.31.2009
By combining several different signals into one stream, muxes are frequently deployed in satellite links, telecom circuits, and other applications More...
Why Wi-Fi Is Bad For Video
by Wes Simpson, 07.07.2009
Works well for pre-recorded video files, but can create significant performance bottlenecks for live streaming video. More...
Reclassifying IP Video
by Wes Simpson, 05.06.2009
With the present terminology, it's hard to tell. So, maybe what's needed is a new way of classifying the types of video delivery than can be done over an IP network. More...
The Coming Demise Of the PVR?
by Wes Simpson, 02.24.2009
As new services gain acceptance, the need for PVRs may slowly start to diminish for many consumers. More...
Spanning Tree Protocol
by Wes Simpson, 01.26.2009
Spanning tree protocol is an essential function of Ethernet networks, and it provides several useful capabilities when used properly. More...
Wasting Bandwidth
by Wes Simpson, 11.03.2008
The time is coming when carriers and broadcasters who operate their own networks must recognize that they need to be more efficient with their video traffic, particularly if they are going to keep price levels down for these More...
The Wide World of Video-Over-IP
by Wes Simpson, 08.06.2008
Today, television viewers are spoiled for choice. Even on basic cable, we have a dozen or more broadcast channels to choose from, and 50 more choices for an increased monthly fee. But that’s nothing compared to the huge variety More...
P2P File Sharing
by Wes Simpson, 05.14.2008
Peer-to-Peer file sharing is an exciting technology for delivering big content files to users who are distributed around a network. More...
Multicasting Over IP Networks
by Wes Simpson, 03.05.2008
Multicasting is a powerful tool for IP networking—it allows a single source to deliver programming to multiple destinations simultaneously. More...
Alternatives to TCP
by Wes Simpson, 01.09.2008
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. More...
In Praise of Uncompressed Video
by Wes Simpson, 09.05.2007
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 More...
Can the Internet Handle Broadcast TV?
by Wes Simpson, 07.11.2007
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. More...