Live Stream Repearter vs. Stream Target

[Gary_Powell]

Greetings,

I have been looking at different options to send live streams between an origin server and several edge servers (not a CDN) I have tested both the Live Stream Repeater Stream Target options in Wowza SE. The questions I have are: 1. what are the differences between the two options and 2. Which is the “better” option?

Thanks,

[Jermaine_Hemby]

Hello

Thanks for contacting Wowza Forums!

Live Repeater Info: Live stream repeater is an origin/edge configuration for delivering a single live stream across a multiple-server deployment to many viewers

Stream Target Info: The Stream Targets feature in Wowza Streaming Engine™ live streaming software (version 4.2.0 and later) allows you to send live streams to destinations such as content delivery networks (CDNs) and services over a variety of protocols

For your edge/origin setup, Live Repeater is your best option.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Jermaine

[Gary_Powell]

Thanks for the reply and the useful information.

I do have one additional question since the Live Repeater option is best for live origin/edge server configuration. Does Live Repeater function like multicast does/did; a one to many stream using a single stream to reduce bandwidth from the origin server?

Thanks…

[Alex_C]

Hello ebandu,

That is correct, the edge server establishes one connection to the origin, and any clients that connect to the edge do not have a direct connection to the origin.

Regards,

Alex

[Gary_Powell]

Thanks for the information I do have an additional questions.

Can I use Live Repeater option send a stream to a multicast enable network router?

Or to a Media publishing point, player or Wowza application?

Basically I am looking for a multicast solution for an intranet.