Server Virtualization Research Library

Streaming audio and video on the Internet has grown in popularity and accessibility, both for business and entertainment. This type of content, however, is very bandwidth intensive and latency sensitive, even if monitored and configured properly. Multiple users in a single branch office can quickly congest the WAN when trying to view the same content whether hosted in a datacenter or on the Internet. In addition, some streaming content can appear choppy and jittery when viewed over a WAN with high latency or low bandwidth.