User`s guide

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1: Overview of the SGI Media Server
A single unit can also be controlled by multiple control ports. For example, two tightly
integrated applications might control a single unit, where each application would have
its own control port. This is shown in Figure 1-4.
Figure 1-4 One Logical Unit with Two Control Connections
Caution: You can have multiple control connections to control the same unit, but you
should do so only if you use extreme caution. When mutliple controllers control a single
unit, commands coming from the individual control connections can interfere with one
another to cause unpredictable and often undesirable behavior. For more information on
command sequencing and synchronization, see the mvcp (5) man page.
Control
port
Control
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Logical
unit
Media port
Playback/recording
device
Application
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