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Linn's DS players will play an audio stream from ''any'' network server that supports the following requirements.
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Linn's DS players use industry standard networking technology for audio transport and control.
  
* HTTP 1.1 Partial GET
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== Audio Transport Requirements ==
  
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Linn's DS players will play an audio stream from '''''any''''' network server that supports the following requirements:
  
* HTTP 1.1 GET (MP3 streams only)
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* The audio stream is identified and retrievable with a fully qualified HTTP URL
* Audio stream is identified, and can be accessed by a fully qualified HTTP URL
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* The HTTP server supports one of:
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** HTTP 1.1 Partial GET. This option is most suited to ''pull''-based streams (eg requesting music on demand from network storage) and supports seeking.
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** HTTP 0.9, or later, GET (currently MP3 streams only). This option is most suited to ''push''-based streams (eg internet radio). Such streams are not seekable.
  
The audio can be ''pull''-based (eg requesting music on demand from network storage), or ''push''-based streams, (eg internet radio).
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=== Examples ===
  
 
Examples of servers that support these requirements:
 
Examples of servers that support these requirements:
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* Twonky Media Server
 
* Twonky Media Server
 
* icecast http://www.icecast.org/ and SHOUTCast http://www.shoutcast.com/
 
* icecast http://www.icecast.org/ and SHOUTCast http://www.shoutcast.com/
 
== Integration with 3rd Party Servers ==
 

Latest revision as of 12:47, 28 July 2008

Linn's DS players use industry standard networking technology for audio transport and control.

Audio Transport Requirements

Linn's DS players will play an audio stream from any network server that supports the following requirements:

  • The audio stream is identified and retrievable with a fully qualified HTTP URL
  • The HTTP server supports one of:
    • HTTP 1.1 Partial GET. This option is most suited to pull-based streams (eg requesting music on demand from network storage) and supports seeking.
    • HTTP 0.9, or later, GET (currently MP3 streams only). This option is most suited to push-based streams (eg internet radio). Such streams are not seekable.

Examples

Examples of servers that support these requirements: