Streaming audio generally involves sending audio from one node on a network to another node. There are a number of ways in which this can be done, using a number of formats. This chapter briefly discusses some of them.
HTTP
HTTP is the protocol underlying the Web. The protocol is agnostic to the content it carries. While it was originally designed to carry HTML documents, it is now used to transport image files, Postscript documents, PowerPoint files, and almost anything else. This includes media files, the subject of this book.
HTTP Servers
Content is delivered from a web site by means of HTTP servers. ...
