[Live-devel] Simulation and packet loss

[Ross Finlayson]

>For my thesis, i have to study the effect of packet loss on a MPEG video
>recived during a streaming session. I thinked to execute locally both
>Live555MediaServer and VLC client.
>Is it possibile to edit the live555MediaServer, in order to implement a
>packet loss model during streaming of a MPEG video? What file i have to
>edit?

Search for "TEST_LOSS" in the file 
"liveMedia/MultiFramedRTPSink.cpp".  There you'll see code (#ifdef'd 
out, by default) that simulates 10% packet loss (upon transmission). 
I suggest using that code (changing it, as appropriate, to simulate a 
particular desired packet loss rate).
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Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/