How youtube streaming works?

, you Tube launches live mobile streaming: Here’s how it works – Like Periscope, You. Tube now offers live-streaming
– You. Tube app for Android and i. OS has been updated
– New app has a big red capture button in the corner
– Simply hit the capture button to go live while on the go
– Fans can chat with creators during a live broadcast

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By taking media and broadcasting it in real time over the Internet so viewers can watch on devices such as tablets, cellphones, computers or connected TV’s. This process uses video hardware that encodes and streams the video signal in real time.

What is YouTube Live and how does it work?

, you Tube Live is an easy way for Creators to reach their community in real time. Whether streaming an event, teaching a class, or hosting a workshop, You. Tube has tools that will help manage live streams and interact with viewers in real time. Creators can live stream on You. Tube via webcam, mobile, and encoder streaming .

How do I live stream on YouTube?

Creators can live stream on You. Tube via webcam, mobile, and encoder streaming. Webcam and mobile are considered great options for beginners and allow Creators to go live quickly.

, you Tube began offering live streaming on You. Tube in 2011. It live-streamed the Royal Wedding in 2011, for instance. Google also said that about “one-sixth of the Internet” watched Felix Baumgartner leap from space live on You. Tube in 2012. And just this year, You. Tube broadcasted a 360-degree live stream of the Coachella music festival.

Does Youtube use TCP or HTTP?

Of course youtube page uses http [which is over TCP]. The real thing does not happens via http page but the flash object that is embedded in that page. The flash object which appear on youtube is video flash player.

, surprisingly, you Tube uses both UDP and TCP connections. The ratio of the uses of these two protocols is 62.5 % UDP sessions and 37.5 % TCP sessions. So, why does it use UDP more than TCP?

Here is what we discovered. we know http run over tcp. And 2nd fact that online video streaming use udp. I am little bit confused that youtube contains videos. And when we watch video they come to us as http.

Why does YouTube use RTSP instead of UDP for streaming?

As I told RTSP is used stream videos. Youtube uses TCP to control messages rather than UDP because of many reason If we use UDP we might get better performance than TCP but UDP will loose many chunks of packet while streaming due to the lossy nature of Internet communications .

So you definite As Pranav has written, one reason TCP is preferred over UDP is that network adminstrators at enterprises often block UDP data for security reasons (UDP data can’t be throttled). Another reason is that youtube videos are not real-time streaming videos (except You. Tube live).