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VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 61
Pulling MBR Streams
The Pull option does not distinguish between individual MBR streams and will request all
streams from the source—effectively pulling the aggregate MBR set. The bandwidth required
to pull the stream is the total rate for the aggregate stream and may be considerable. To
reduce bandwidth usage, you can configure the URL to pull specific groups from a VBrick
WM Appliance to select specific MBR combinations resulting in a single streams. This is not
an option when pulling from Microsoft servers and encoders.
Pulling VOD Files from a Microsoft WM Server
Live or stored streams can be pulled from a Microsoft WM Server. There is no fast caching
for buffering because the reflector does not support buffering. The pull feature of VOD
streams does not support FF, REW, or seek functions. The reflector pull does not support
server-side play lists, FTP download, HTTP download, or VOD files from a WM Appliance
VBStar.
Mode † On Live streams – the pull receiver continuously pulls a live
stream (if available) from the configured source.
Stored streams – the pull receiver plays the same VOD file
over and over. Any clients tuning in join the stream in
progress. Note that even though the reflector will automatically
restart the pull of a stored file, the client player must be manually
restarted at file end.
Off The Pull receiver is off and will not pull any live streams or
stored files.
On with
Bandwidth
Save
Live streams – a pull starts when the first client connects.
Any additional clients tuning in join the stream in progress.
The pull stops when the last client disconnects.
Stored streams – a pull starts when the first client connects.
The file plays from the beginning and stops at the end. Any
additional clients tuning in join the stream in progress. If all
clients disconnect before end of file, the pull stops and the
next client initiates a pull from the beginning.
Note: It is not useful to have multicast enabled and the Mode
set to Bandwidth Save because the active multicast destination
will act like a perpetually active client and will never allow the
Pull feature to pause to wait for a client to connect. For best
results, if multicast is enabled, set the Mode to On.
Authentication Check to enable. If enabled you are prompted for User Name, Password,
and Domain. Authentication may be required by a Microsoft WM server.
Streams pulled from a VBrick reflector or a VBrick encoder do not require
authentication.
User Name User name for the publishing point on a Microsoft WM server.
Password Password for the publishing point a on Microsoft WM server.
Domain The domain on which the Microsoft WM server should authenticate.
† In the context of Pull Receiver Mode, "clients" are multicast destinations, server clients
(HTTP and RTSP), push destinations, and archiver.