[vlc] Release of AribaMC: Overlay-based video streaming plugin for VLC

[Christoph Mayer]

Dear VLC Users,

we are proud to release our VLC streaming module with data transport
based on Ariba and MCPO libraries. Ariba is an overlay-based virtual
network substrate that provides connectivity in face of protocol
heterogeneity (IPv4, IPv6, RFCOMM), NAT, device mobility, network
dynamics, ...). MCPO is an application layer multicast distribution
service that builds upon Ariba. Based on these two libraries of Ariba
and MCPO we have developed the 'AribaMC' plugin for VLC (AribaMC stands
for Ariba-based Multicast). The AribaMC plugin provides overlay-based
video streaming for VLC with all features that Ariba provides.

You can get it here: http://www.ariba-underlay.org/wiki/Documentation/VLC

The AribaMC plugin provides added-value for VLC:
-streaming in scenarios with heterogeneous network protocols
-streaming in face of device mobiliy, and multihoming
-streaming in face of NATs
-automatic bootstrapping modules for LANs

We are very interested to hear your opinion and this streaming is of 
interest for VLC users.

Currently, the plugin as well as Ariba are not production ready, but we
have done our best to provide a great working version, limitations and
problems are listed on the website.

--> You can find the plugin, SVN access, source code, precompiled
binaries here, and a lot of help and tutorials here:
http://www.ariba-underlay.org/wiki/Documentation/VLC

--> A lot more information about Ariba and MCPO can be found here:
http://www.ariba-underlay.org

--> Information about the SpoVNet project where the Ariba library was
developed in can be found here:
http://www.spovnet.de

We would be happy to hear your opinions, feedback, and requirements that
you state on such a streaming plugin and hope that you find it useful!
Our goal is to develop Ariba and the AribaMC plugin further so that it
provides added-value for VLC.

Best regards,
Christoph
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Dipl.-Inform. Christoph P. Mayer
Institute of Telematics
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Phone: +49 721 608 6415, Email: mayer at kit.edu
Web: http://www.tm.kit.edu/~mayer