Updated: April 30, 2004
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center, Windows Media Center Extender, and Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox® enable customers to watch live and recorded TV, movies, photos, and listen to the radio and music on a television in a separate room, using IP protocols over an Ethernet or wireless network. Audio and video (A/V) streaming can put a large burden on a home network, especially a wireless network. For customers to have a high-fidelity and glitch-free experience, the home network must be sufficient to support A/V streaming.
The most challenging A/V streaming is high quality content within the home, such as viewing television content on a Media Center Extender. A/V content can stream at 6.5 megabits per second (Mbps) or more when supplied from a Windows XP Media Center Edition PC over a wireless network. Competition for networking resources, such as downloading a file from the Internet, or interference from a cordless phone, can significantly disrupt the A/V stream. Media Center and Media Center Extender go through great lengths to ensure an acceptable experience for the customer under these conditions, but some requirements must be placed on the home network to ensure an optimal customer experience.
This document provides guidelines for the required network hardware devices such as switches, access points, network adapters, and drivers to ensure an optimal experience for streaming A/V in the home. At the end of this document is a checklist for the network hardware requirements. This document will be updated as further guidelines for A/V streaming are developed.
This information applies for the following operating systems and products:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender
Microsoft Media Center Extender for Microsoft Xbox
Included in this white paper:
• Guidelines for Ethernet Switches
• Guidelines for Wireless Base Stations and Access Points
• Guidelines for Network Adapters and Drivers
• General Recommendations
• Causes for Degradation of A/V Streaming
• Requirements Checklist
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Components to Support Audio and Video Streaming
WinHEC 2004 Version - April 19, 2004
Abstract
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center, Windows Media Center Extender, and Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox® enable customers to watch live and recorded TV, movies, photos, and listen to the radio and music on a television in a separate room, using IP protocols over an Ethernet or wireless network. Audio and video (AV) streaming can put a large burden on a home network, especially a wireless network. For customers to have a high-fidelity and glitch-free experience, the home network must be sufficient to support AV streaming.
The most challenging AV streaming is high quality content within the home, such as viewing television content on a Media Center Extender. AV content can stream at 6.5 megabits per second (Mbps) or more when supplied from a Windows XP Media Center Edition PC over a wireless network. Competition for networking resources, such as downloading a file from the Internet, or interference from a cordless phone, can significantly disrupt the AV stream. Media Center and Media Center Extender go through great lengths to ensure an acceptable experience for the customer under these conditions, but some requirements must be placed on the home network to ensure an optimal customer experience.
This document provides guidelines for the required network hardware devices such as switches, access points, network adapters, and drivers to ensure an optimal experience for streaming AV in the home. At the end of this document is a checklist for the network hardware requirements. This document will be updated as further guidelines for AV streaming are developed.
This information applies for the following operating systems and products:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender
Microsoft Media Center Extender for Xbox®
WinHEC 2004 Version - April 19, 2004
Abstract
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center, Windows Media Center Extender, and Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox® enable customers to watch live and recorded TV, movies, photos, and listen to the radio and music on a television in a separate room, using IP protocols over an Ethernet or wireless network. Audio and video (AV) streaming can put a large burden on a home network, especially a wireless network. For customers to have a high-fidelity and glitch-free experience, the home network must be sufficient to support AV streaming.
The most challenging AV streaming is high quality content within the home, such as viewing television content on a Media Center Extender. AV content can stream at 6.5 megabits per second (Mbps) or more when supplied from a Windows XP Media Center Edition PC over a wireless network. Competition for networking resources, such as downloading a file from the Internet, or interference from a cordless phone, can significantly disrupt the AV stream. Media Center and Media Center Extender go through great lengths to ensure an acceptable experience for the customer under these conditions, but some requirements must be placed on the home network to ensure an optimal customer experience.
This document provides guidelines for the required network hardware devices such as switches, access points, network adapters, and drivers to ensure an optimal experience for streaming AV in the home. At the end of this document is a checklist for the network hardware requirements. This document will be updated as further guidelines for AV streaming are developed.
This information applies for the following operating systems and products:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender
Microsoft Media Center Extender for Xbox®
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