General 1. Whats the difference between streaming and bursting?
Streaming is the technology for delivering video and audio over a network in which the server delivers a stream of multimedia data just in time for display. Streaming operates under a continuous interaction between client and server. That is, the client requests a multimedia file and the server plays that request. The server delivers data at a rate based solely on the client’s demand — the rate at which the multimedia is being played. Streaming’s just-in-time delivery fails to meet the demand for high-quality video because real-time delivery exposes multimedia viewing to network disruption, causing jitter and interruptions. In addition, streaming does not make efficient use of network resources, driving up the cost of delivery applications Bursting takes advantage of the available bandwidth and low cost storage of modern broadband network environments. It retains the benefits of streaming while eliminating the deficiencies in quality and efficiency inherent with streaming. The Burstwa
