User Manual

Pearl-2 User Guide Stream using multicast
See Start and stop streaming to a CDN for instructions to control streaming from the touch screen or see
Control streaming and recording for instructions to use Epiphan Live.
Stream using multicast
A multicast stream consists of one stream distributed to many viewers via a multicast-capable network. You
are only able to broadcast to one multicast network at a time, but you may broadcast to a multicast network
and any number of non-multicast CDNs.
Pearl-2 supports multicast streaming content to an IP TV or a set-top box playlist when the stream format is
MPEG-TS. You may only stream to one multicast network at a time.
Note that only one multicast network may be used simultaneously. So if you select MPEG-TS
UDP push, MPEG-TS RTP/UDP push or RTP/UDP push, you are not able to select any of the
others, and you must delete the stream to select a different multicast network. Adding, removing,
or changing the settings for any of these three multicast publishers stops any current streaming
or recording session.
Topics include:
l MPEG-TS streams using RTP/UDP push
l MPEG-TS streams using UDP push
l Multicast streaming using RTP/UDP
MPEG-TS streams using RTP/UDP push
Before configuring your channel for MPEG-TS streaming, ensure the following codecs are configured:
l Video – H.264
l Audio – MP3 or AAC, if audio is configured.
To configure your channel for MPEG-TS using RTP/UDPpush:
1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel.
2. From the Channels menu, select a channel and click Streaming. The Streaming configuration page
opens.
3. Click New stream and select MPEG-TS RTP/UDP push.
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