Streaming Media Supplement sa2150 and sa2250

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This chapter explains where to find information about Media-IXT, tells you what you need to know about
streaming media to use Media-IXT effectively, then outlines the specifics of a Media-IXT deployment.
This chapter falls into three sections:
• “Using this manual” below
• “About streaming media” on page 2
• “Deployment scenarios” on page 4
Using this manual
This manual is structured to help you find the information you need whether Media-IXT is new to you, very
familiar, or somewhere in between. Some readers should read the manual from start to finish; others should
skip around.
You can think of the information in this manual as the answers to the four questions below. The chapters that
provide the answer are cited following each question.
1. What do I need to know about streaming media and how Media-IXT works with it?
See:
Chapter 1‚ About Streaming Media
Chapter 2‚ Media-IXT Deployment Scenarios
2. How do Media-IXT features work?
See:
Chapter 3‚ Understanding Media-IXT and RealNetworks
Chapter 4‚ Understanding Media-IXT and WMT
Chapter 5‚ Understanding Media-IXT and QuickTime
3. How do I configure Media-IXT?
See:
Chapter 6‚ Configuring Media-IXT: an Overview
Chapter 7‚ Configuring Media-IXT for RealNetworks
Chapter 8‚ Configuring Media-IXT for WMT
Chapter 9‚ Configuring Media-IXT for QuickTime
4. How does Media-IXT logging work?
See:
Chapter 10‚ Logging and Monitoring
A Glossary appears at the end of the manual.
The table at the end of this chapter lists the possible elements of a Media-IXT deployment. The topics discussed
in Chapters 2 through 9 all follow the order given in this list, making it easy to find what you are looking for in
any given chapter.
1 About Streaming Media