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Guidelines for Home Networking Components to Support Audio and Video Streaming

Overview 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. This paper 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.

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Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	WORD
Date Published	April 2004	Downloads	584
Format	White Papers
Topics	Multimedia, Streaming Media, Windows XP

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